Biden’s Bipartisan Slam After ‘Putting Politics Above Justice’

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President Biden came under fire from bipartisan Illinois lawmakers, Thursday, after he fired a prosecutor overseeing corruption probes of Democrats in the state.

Democrat Senators, House members, and the Illinois Republican Party all condemned the move to fire Chicago-based U.S. Attorney John Lausch.

US Attorney’s are typically appointed by presidents at the beginning of a new administration. Frequently, new presidents will ask for the resignations of almost all US attorneys placed by the previous administration. Lausch, however, had rare bipartisan support.

Democratic Senators, Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, released a joint statement Thursday saying that hadn’t been consulted in Lausch’s firing and urged the administration not to terminate him immediate.

The Statement to President Biden read:

“While we agree with the Biden administration’s criminal justice agenda, we are disappointed with the decision to terminate U.S. Attorney Lausch without consulting us. In 2017, our nonpartisan screening committee gave its support for Mr. Lausch to serve in this position, and the Senate confirmed him unanimously,” they wrote.