Posted on 12/30/2024 5:10:53 PM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON — DC US Attorney Matthew Graves announced Monday that he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House — likely avoiding an involuntary departure after controversial decisions not to criminally charge first son Hunter Biden and most local crimes.
“Serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has been the honor of a lifetime,” Graves said in a statement announcing his resignation, effective Jan. 16.
“I am deeply thankful to [DC Delegate Eleanor] Holmes Norton for recommending me; to President Biden for nominating me; and to Attorney General [Merrick] Garland for placing his trust in me.”
Graves was at the center of numerous controversies — including allegedly covering for the first family and also choosing not to prosecute a large share of people arrested in DC during a violent crime wave early in his tenure.
He broadly confirmed last year the allegations of IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley that he declined to partner with Delaware US Attorney David Weiss on tax charges against Hunter Biden, allowing for the statutes of limitation to bar charges for some years of non-payment during his dad’s vice presidency.
The Biden-nominated US attorney argued during congressional testimony that such cooperation rarely happens because “there is no way” to “get up to speed on everything.”
“As a manager, in general, we don’t want to do that. And on our end of it, if it’s an ongoing investigation, there is no way, whether it’s 3 weeks, 3 months, if it’s been a multiyear investigation, that we can get up to speed on everything that has occurred beforehand,” Graves said.
“So you’re kind of buying a mansion without an inspection, and whatever problems exist, you are buying those.”
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On Day One, Trump 47 needs to demand the resignation letters from ALL 9,000 FedGov employs that serve at his pleasure ... period ... and then he can separate the goats from the sheep ...
i want to know if graves got enhanced sentencing because he said harris was at the capitol when she wasnt
i hope pam bondi takes a hard look at that
Democrats always have excuses because they know that the press will cover for them, and play up their excuses as being legitimate.
Is he black?
Appears mixed. Do not know and don’t care, unless it’s a DEI hire instead of merit.
Another BAD COP.
This was a feature, not a bug...
Harsh...but accurate!
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