Reply #144: Every incoming president has the right to fire all the AGs . . . .

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and they usually do . . .

But here's the thing. While US Attorney's serve at the pleasure of the President, they cannot be fired for political purposes OR to INTERFERE OR OBSTRUCT ongoing cases. Get that?

Obama, however, did NOT accept the resignations -- rather he asked ALL of Bush's AGs to stay on . . .

and 51 did!

Yes, you are correct that AFTER the fact -- after the initial new President's turning over the

AGs and replacing them with his own . . . THEN ... firings would be looked at with suspicion IF

there seemed to be political purposes -- or if the firing lacked specific, believable cause.


Obama Administration Poised To Pick U.S. Attorneys : NPRJan 27, 2009 ... Each new president traditionally replaces his predecessor's U.S. ... Each U.S. attorney is like a local attorney general, ... It's traditional for each president to replace all of the former president's U.S. attorneys. ...
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