The federal prosecutor tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Atlanta U.S. Attorney’s Office during Trump’s failed bid to overturn the election has resigned from that post, a spokesman confirmed Monday.
Bobby Christine, a former local prosecutor and magistrate court judge, had been appointed by Trump as the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia after fellow Trump appointee Byung J. “Bjay” Pak suddenly resigned Jan. 4.
The move raised questions of possible political interference, as Trump bypassed Pak’s deputy — who would otherwise have taken over as acting U.S. attorney by default — to install an official who was leading the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of Georgia. At the time, Trump was pressing officials in the state to support his unfounded claims of voter fraud, and Christine brought with him to Atlanta two prosecutors who had been assigned to monitor election malfeasance. Continue reading.