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Government

Mar. 14, 2017

Central District U.S. Attorney ordered to resign

U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker of the Central District of California was ordered to resign by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Friday, along with 45 of her counterparts across the country. Other U.S. attorneys in California will remain — for now.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District of California was ordered to resign by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Friday, along with 45 of her counterparts across the country. The forced resignations specifically targeted U.S. attorneys appointed by President Barack Obama and approved by the Senate.

Spokespeople for the other three U.S. attorneys in California all indicated the...

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