{"id":124854,"date":"2021-02-11T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124854"},"modified":"2021-02-11T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:12:18","slug":"top-democrats-urge-biden-to-keep-chicago-prosecutor-probing-corrupt-pols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-urge-biden-to-keep-chicago-prosecutor-probing-corrupt-pols\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrats Urge Biden to Keep Chicago Prosecutor Probing Corrupt Pols"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-democrats-urge-biden-to-keep-chicago-prosecutor-probing-corrupt-pols%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=124854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1230677387.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two top Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to keep Chicago\u2019s federal prosecutor in place as he conducts a wide-ranging corruption probe of powerful statehouse Democrats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sens. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D., Ill.) said U.S. attorney John Lausch should remain in his post in order &#8220;to conclude sensitive investigations.&#8221; The Biden administration has asked all Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign by the end of the month.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Biden Administration<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-none p-0\">\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/top-democrats-urge-biden-to-keep-chicago-prosecutor-probing-corrupt-pols\/\"><strong>Top Democrats Urge Biden to Keep Chicago Prosecutor Probing Corrupt Pols<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/republican-leaders-slam-biden-for-not-calling-israeli-pm-netanyahu\/\"><strong>Republican Leaders Slam Biden for Not Calling Israeli PM Netanyahu<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class><a class=\"text-black block mb-3 pb-3 border-b border-white\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/house-gop-accuse-biden-of-rejecting-scientific-consensus-on-school-reopenings\/\"><strong>House GOP Accuses Biden of Rejecting Scientific Consensus on School Reopenings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;We believe Mr. Lausch should be permitted to continue in his position until his successor is confirmed by the Senate, and we urge the Biden administration to allow him to do so,&#8221; Durbin and Duckworth said in a joint statement, adding that they were disappointed the White House did not consult them about Lausch\u2019s future.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biden\u2019s abrupt dismissal of all but two Trump-picked U.S. attorneys has prompted bipartisan pushback. Though former president Donald Trump similarly sacked dozens of U.S. attorneys without warning, prior administrations have favored gradual replacements. A slower process allows for orderly transitions and greater consultation with lawmakers over appointments, influence senators prize.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lausch has aggressively prosecuted political figures in Chicago\u2019s notoriously corrupt Democratic machine. He is currently supervising an investigation of Commonwealth Edison, a north Illinois utility provider that has admitted to hiring allies of former Illinois House speaker Mike Madigan for lucrative no-show jobs. Madigan, the longest-serving speaker in state history, still serves in the legislature and chairs the Democratic Party of Illinois, a point<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) highlighted in a Wednesday letter to Biden.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Mr. Madigan, of course, is widely regarded as the Democratic political \u2018boss\u2019 of Illinois and an ally of former President Obama,&#8221; Grassley wrote. &#8220;It is therefore especially important that this investigation be allowed to proceed in a way that does not even provide the appearance of political interference from Washington.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also pending in the Chicago U.S. attorney\u2019s office is the prosecution of alderman Edward Burke (D.), a powerful and long-tenured city council member who is accused of strong-arming city contractors into retaining his law firm.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senators traditionally hold sway over the appointment of U.S. attorneys in their states. They often consult with White House officials ahead of an appointment, which they hope to secure for a longtime loyalist or a promising party up-and-comer. U.S. attorneys are subject to the Senate\u2019s &#8220;blue slip&#8221; tradition, which means that the Judiciary Committee will not hold a confirmation hearing for a U.S. attorney nominee until the candidate\u2019s senators sign off on the pick.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durbin chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and is the number two Democrat in the upper chamber. 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