According to the Washington Post, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the sudden resignation and replacement of the U.S. attorney representing the northern district of Georgia.
The Post reported on Thursday evening that the DOJ’s top guard would investigate the resignation of Byung J. Pak, who was appointed to the post in 2017 by the former President Trump
Donald Trump: Clinton, Bush and Obama reflect on the peaceful transition of power on the day of Biden’s inauguration. The Arizona Republican’s brothers say he is “at least partially guilty” of Capitol violence. Biden reverses Trump’s $ 400 million fund freeze. Pak resigned earlier this month following criticism from the president over an alleged “U.S. lawyer” during a infamous call with Georgia’s secretary of state, during which Trump also asked officials to “find “More than 11,000 votes would have needed to defeat President Biden in the state.
The former president replaced Pak days later with Bobby Christine, a senior prosecutor in the southern district of Georgia, with the Post reporting that Pak’s resignation came in response to a call from a senior Justice Department official that the urged him to resign.
Pak, who was the first American Korean to practice as a U.S. lawyer, said on his departure earlier this month that he did his best to “be thoughtful and consistent and provide justice to my fellow citizens. in a fair, effective and efficient manner. ”His resignation came a day after the Washington Post released audio detailing Trump’s conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Representatives from the inspector general’s office declined to comment to the Post Office and The Hill was unable to contact them immediately. The request for comment from the Justice Department’s general press line was not answered immediately nor could the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia be contacted after hours.