OAN Staff Abril Elfi
12:39 PM – Monday, November 25, 2024
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor Damian Williams is planning to resign from his post before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
Williams released a statement that he will be resigning on December 13th which is around a month before Trump’s inauguration.
“Today is a bittersweet day for me,” Williams said in a statement.
“It is bitter in the sense that I am leaving my dream job, leading an institution I love that is filled with the finest public servants in the world,” he continued. “It is sweet that I am confident I am leaving at a time when the Office is functioning at an incredibly high level — upholding and exceeding its already high standard of excellence, integrity, and independence.”
Williams was appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021. While in office he has gone after several high-profile Democrats, including former Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mayor Eric Adams (D-N.Y.).
His office has also secured the convictions of several former billionaire financiers on fraud charges, including former FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang.
Williams also filed the sex-trafficking charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging that he threatened victims and forced them to participate in drugged-up sex shows for more than a decade.
His announcement comes after Trump announced his plan to replace him with former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton.
“Jay is a highly respected business leader, counsel, and public servant,” Trump posted on Truth Social at the time. “Jay is going to be a strong Fighter for the Truth as we, Make America Great Again.”
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