One of the highest-profile federal prosecutors announced on Nov. 25 that he is stepping down before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said he will be leaving office on Dec. 13, about five weeks before Trump’s inauguration.
“Today is a bittersweet day for me, as I announce my resignation as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,” Williams said in a statement. “It is bitter in the sense that I am leaving my dream job, leading an institution I love that is filled with the finest public servants in the world….