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U.S. Attorney Investigating Corrupt Chicago Democrats Will Stay On Despite Being Fired By Biden

Emily Zanotti
U.S. Attorney Investigating Corrupt Chicago Democrats Will Stay On Despite Being Fired By Biden
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The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John Lausch, will stay in his role indefinitely, despite having been fired by President Joe Biden last month in a sweep seeking to rid federal prosecutors offices of President Donald Trump’s appointees.

A bipartisan group of state and federal legislators petitioned the White House to allow Lausch to remain in office, at least until he completed three major corruption investigations that have so far snared a number of Illinois’ top Democrats.

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