Sessions asks to leave 46 prosecutors

washington - The US Attorney Jeff Sessions has 46 federal prosecutors asked to resign. It involves prosecutors appointed by President Barack Obama.

It is striking that also Preet behara appointed by Obama to a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, has been asked to submit his resignation. Behara has established a reputation as one of the main opponents of corruption by officials. He continued senior police commissioners and traders on Wall Street, writes The New York Times.

Federal prosecutors in the US are political appointments. The application of the Trump-government therefore forms part of the normal course of business after a presidential change of power. It is not common for an incoming government will replace all at the same time federal prosecutors. In order not to disrupt the orderly course of justice.