US EditionU.S. Attorney for Western Virginia Resigns
Todd Gilbert resigned from his U.S. Attorney role after just over a month, with Robert Tracci stepping in as acting attorney; no official reason was provided for the departure.
- Wednesday evening, C. Todd Gilbert resigned effective 5 p.m., ending his just over a month tenure as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, with Robert N. Tracci assuming the Acting U.S. Attorney role.
- President Donald Trump nominated C. Todd Gilbert for U.S. Attorney on July 1, and Attorney General Pam Bondi named him acting on July 14 after he resigned from the House of Delegates.
- The office, which employs about 30 federal prosecutors, serves roughly 2.2 million people across about 60% of Virginia, and both Gilbert and Tracci were recommended by Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
- Gilbert had been working in the role as an interim and had not been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, while President Donald Trump holds appointment power and the election to fill his House seat is on November 4.
- Paul Beers called the move `It's extraordinary and probably unprecedented,` and hours after resigning, C. Todd Gilbert posted an Anchorman meme at 7:07 p.m., offering no public explanation.
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