A senior federal prosecutor in Washington resigned on Tuesday, citing what she called an improper demand by appointees of President Donald Trump’s administration to launch a criminal probe of a government contract awarded under former President Joe Biden.

Denise Cheung, who supervised criminal cases at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, said she had been ordered to open a probe into a contract that she did not identify and that she believed the request was not supported by evidence, in a letter reviewed by Reuters.

When she declined to launch a grand jury investigation citing a lack of evidence, she said she was ordered instead to pursue an asset seizure to prevent the recipient of the contract from drawing down the government funds.

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    So you would stay in the position and do what they told you to do? Because that’s what staying means. They quit so they’re not a part of it.

    Your daydream is not what happens in real life.

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      They want them out and to be replaced with loyalists. The reality is this is what they want you to do.

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        It’s easy to judge when you’ll never be in the position these people are in. You’re not showing strength, you’re showing ignorance.

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          This is a coup. Organize. I wish I was in a seat of power. I’d be raging at the machine just like I am now.