In the newspaper, referring to people familiar with the matter, it is reported that the investigation by Inspector General Michael Horowitz appears emerging, pointing out that investigators did not speak to Pak and that the boundaries of the investigation remain unclear.
A spokesman for the Inspector General’s office declined to comment when CNN reached out. Pak declined to comment.
Trump, in turn, ordered a U.S. attorney from southern Georgia to take over the office in Atlanta, in an unusual move. The Department of Justice has said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Bobby Christine, who is also a Trump nominee and has been in office since 2017, will take over as acting chief in Atlanta and handle both roles. The office of Atlanta’s top assistant attorney, Kurt Erskine, would normally have assumed the acting U.S. attorney role, but was transferred.
Two people familiar with the matter told the Post in a story from a senior Justice Department official in Washington who told Pak he should resign. Trump was angry about what he saw as the department’s insufficient pursuit of its unfounded allegations over the election of Georgia and the country in general, people familiar with the matter at the time said.
As CNN reported earlier, there were no credible allegations about any issues with the vote that would affect the election, as confirmed by dozens of judges, governors, election officials, the Electoral College, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice. high Court.
“It was the greatest honor of my professional career that I was able to serve my fellow citizens as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia,” he said. “I have done my best to be considerate and consistent and to do justice to my fellow citizens in a fair, effective and efficient manner.”
CNN’s Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, Chandelis Duster and Kelly Mena contributed to this report.