Bruce Swartz, globally renowned for representing the Justice Department in some of its most sensitive foreign dealings, has resigned rather than accept a Trump demotion.
The 30-year veteran stepped down instead of taking a reassignment he received shortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to a person familiar with Swartz’s decision and an autoreply message from Swartz’s DOJ email account.
Separately, the Trump DOJ leadership has ordered the transfer of the interim civil rights division leader to the new sanctuary cities enforcement group, two individuals briefed on the matter said.
Swartz played critical roles in extraditing Mexican drug lord El ...
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