People familiar with the case said White House officials had forced Atlanta’s largest federal prosecutor to resign before the U.S. Senate in Georgia because President Trump was upset that he had not done enough to address the president’s unproven allegations of electoral fraud. to investigate.
A senior Justice Department official, on behalf of the White House, called Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Byung J. Pak and told him he should retire because he did not support the allegations of vote-rigging after Mr. Trump does not pursue. said.
Mr. Pak abruptly resigned on Monday – a day before the end – in an early morning email to colleagues that his departure was due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
The pressure on mr. Pak was part of mr. Trump’s week-long pressure to try to change the outcome of the presidential election in favor of President-elect Joe Biden, which includes his victory in Georgia. Mr. Trump said this week, following the U.S. Capitol riot, that he would step down on January 20 when Mr. Biden be inaugurated.
Recently deceased Attorney General William Barr said the Department of Justice had found no evidence of widespread voter fraud leading to the victory of Mr. Bids cannot be reversed, including allegations of fraud, destruction of ballot papers and manipulation of the voting machine.