The Biden administration will start the transition process for Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys as early as Tuesday, but expects to keep in place two prosecutors leading high-profile, politically sensitive investigations, a senior Justice Department official tells NPR.
The two exceptions are the U.S. attorney for Delaware, David Weiss, and the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, John Durham. The news was first reported by CNN.
The transition process is routine for an incoming administration, although there were questions — particularly from Republican lawmakers — about what the Biden team would do about both the Hunter Biden and the Durham probes.
Weiss is heading up the criminal investigation into President Biden’s son, Hunter. Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson called Weiss on Monday evening and asked him to remain in his current role, the official said.
In December, Hunter Biden announced the Delaware U.S. attorney’s office was investigating his tax affairs.
“I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors,” he said at the time.
