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Top DC prosecutor resigns as EPA seeks criminal probe of Biden climate funding

Denise Cheung, the head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's office in D.C., resigned after declining to comply with a request related to Biden's environmental funding programs.
Cheung praised her co-workers for their dedication, stating they made countless sacrifices for public service and law enforcement, as mentioned in her resignation email obtained by The Washington Post.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke $20 billion in Biden administration grants for environmental programs, claiming the funding was rushed to nonprofits.
A Justice Department spokesperson criticized Cheung's refusal to pause the investigation, stating it was not an act of heroism but rather a failure to follow the chain of command.

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EcoWatch

Top U.S. Prosecutor Resigns After Trump-Appointed Official Orders Investigation Into Biden Climate Funding

Denise Cheung, the top criminal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, resigned on Tuesday after she declined to follow an order from a Trump-appointed superior at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start a grand jury investigation, people with knowledge of the matter said, as CNN reported. Acting U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove initially gave the instruction to Ed Martin — a Donald Trump nominee fo…

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The Daily Wire

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A top prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C, resigned on Tuesday over an order to open a criminal investigation into Biden-era climate-related contracts. Denise Cheung, head of the criminal division in the D.C. office, sent a resignation letter to interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin. In the letter, Cheung said that she decided ...

2 days ago·Nashville, United States

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Wonkette

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"Washington DC - Federal Triangle: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building" by wallyg is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. (Image cropped)Another top-level resignation! The head of the criminal division in the US attorney’s office in DC and a 24-year-veteran, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday morning rather than cosign illegal orders that would have required her to lie, as she alleges was demanded of her by the election-denying ham-faced di…

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Breitbart

DOJ Prosecutor Resigns Rather than Stop $20 Billion to Left-wing Climate Groups

A senior prosecutor at DOJ quit rather than force Citibank to stop disbursing $20 billion in "climate change" funding to left-wing groups.

2 days ago·United States

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A Top Federal Prosecutor Resigned Over the EPA’s Climate Fund Freeze

Current conditions: Severe storms in South Africa spawned a tornado that damaged hundreds of homes • Snow is falling on parts of Kentucky and Tennessee still recovering from recent deadly floods • It is minus 39 degrees Fahrenheit today in Bismarck, North Dakota, which breaks a daily record set back in 1910.THE TOP FIVE1. Veteran prosecutor resigns over Trump administration’s push to investigate climate grantsDenise Cheung, Washington’s top fede…

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Bizpac Review

DOJ prosecutor leading DC criminal division suddenly resigns

The Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor who led the criminal division of the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C. has resigned, according to several reports. Denise Cheung […]

2 days ago·West Palm Beach, United States

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