Justice Department public corruption chief Corey Amundson has stepped down rather than accept the Trump administration’s transfer to a sanctuary cities enforcement initiative, according to a resignation letter obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The veteran career prosecutor, who Trump’s former Attorney General William Barr appointed to lead an office that’s recently brought criminal charges against lawmakers from both parties, wrote Monday that his resignation is effective immediately.
Amundson was among multiple senior career DOJ officials President Donald Trump quickly removed from their positions following his swearing in and ordered to join an office focused on reviewing the legality of state and ...