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Delaware U.S. Attorney Resigns Amid Trump Tensions

12/16/2025

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Julianne Murray, U.S. attorney in Delaware, resigned Friday amid tensions in the Trump administration over appointing loyalists.
She said she could not allow her office to become a "political football."
Her resignation followed a Third Circuit ruling disqualifying another Trump appointee, Alina Habba.
Murray plans to continue with the Department of Justice, with first assistant Ben Wallace named as her successor.

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Julianne Murray, U.S. attorney in Delaware, resigned Friday amid tensions in the Trump administration over appointing loyalists.
She said she could not allow her office to become a "political football."
Her resignation followed a Third Circuit ruling disqualifying another Trump appointee, Alina Habba.
Murray plans to continue with the Department of Justice, with first assistant Ben Wallace named as her successor.