It is LEGAL when the Attorney General asks US Attorneys General to resign....

[dixiegrrrrl]

There is a report floating around DU that Sessions is asking for resignation of some? all? Attorneys General.
and I have seen I have seen more than a few outraged responses in several threads.

This is normal at the start of a new term of a new party in the WH.

U.S. Attorneys hold a "political" office, and therefore they are considered to "serve at the pleasure of the President."
At the beginning of a new presidential administration, it is traditional for all 93 U.S. Attorneys to submit a letter of resignation. When a new President is from a different political party, almost all of the resignations will be eventually accepted.
The attorneys are then replaced by new political appointees, typically from the new President's party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy

Some of us remember when Bush did it and all hell broke loose.
That is because he did it MID-TERM, he did it to only 8 of the US Attorney Generals and he was doing it for political reasons.

Interestingly, while President Obama replace the Attorneys when he came into office, there was one he did not replace,, here in Ala. and SHE was responsible for later having Don Siegleman arrested, and her husband was/is the head of republican organization in this state ( not the Republican party, but the over arching organization).
She left her office a few years after Obama's term.

[elleng]

1. Yes, quite normal.

(and that ala 'b' sure as hell SHOULD have been 'asked' to resign.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Locally, we were pretty pissed.

Esp. as Rove was active here during Shrub's terms.

[elleng]

6. Glad to hear you locals were pissed about that.

(Sorry y'all had to live with her, and Governor Siegelman had to endure.)

[Demsrule86]

10. It is not normal 'to fire' everyone and tell them to clean out their desks that day when

they have no one to work on important cases...Clinton changed out the lawyers but they were allowed to complete their work or stayed until those appointed could take over...this is another example of tearing down the government...Trump and Session are asshat traitors.

[elleng]

11. Right, the way they did it was not normal,

same thing they did @ embassies.

[herding cats]

2. It's legal and not in anyway shocking.

If it's true they've been ask be out by COB today, that's slightly unusual but still legal.

[pinboy3niner]

3. What is odd is the sudden rush, with some being ordered to vacate office by C.O.B. today

One NYT reporter described it as a "sudden scramble."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8775947

[HipChick]

4. That's what the media are reporting...the suddeness and rush is the issue...

[sharp_stick]

7. Thanks

I thought it was, but with all the reports I figured I might be wrong.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. In this case, turns out, there may be an improper reason...

since the Wash. DC Attorney was looking into Fox News, and into Russian spies, and other things Trump does not want looked into.

and I say again....I am worried who he will replace the attorneys with.

[Fluke a Snooker]

8. Whether it's legal or not is irrevelant

What IS relevant is the competency level of the attorneys, as well as their own legal shortcomings. When progressive leaders like Barack Obama hire attorneys, you can rest assured that every attorney hired strives for real justice for all people, not just shills for the conservative corporate elite, whom are the attorneys whom repressives like Bush and Trump hire. So yes, it SHOULD be no big deal when Obama fires these corrupt lawyers, while it should be shouted from the rooftops when Bush or Trump fires great lawyers like Preet Bharara and replaces them with their corrupt, anti-humanist stooges.