Senators in nearly a dozen states have recommended or are accepting applications for U.S. attorney positions, even though the Obama administration has asked all 93 of the nation’s top federal law enforcement officers to remain in place for now.
Obama’s request bucks a recent tradition in which former presidential administrations, upon taking office, immediately have begun the process of replacing all U.S. attorneys. But in some states, the delay hasn’t stopped senators and their advisory commissions from accepting applications, interviewing and, in at least five states, recommending candidates for U.S. attorney.
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