Voters gather outside the Georgia State Capitol to call for an end to election fraud in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Nov. 7, 2020.
President Trump appointed Bobby Christine, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, as the new acting attorney general in Atlanta after a previously appointed prosecutor resigned.
Christine’s office made the announcement Tuesday (Jan. 5), writing that he was appointed acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia on Monday (Jan. 4) “by written order of the President,” The Hill reported. . attorney) for the Northern District of Georgia.
The news comes after Trump’s previous U.S. attorney, Byung J. “BJay” Pak, abruptly resigned after three years in the position, effective Monday.
Pak is the first Korean-American to become a U.S. attorney. He said in a statement that he believes he “did his best to be thoughtful and consistent in bringing justice to my fellow citizens in a fair, effective and efficient manner.”
In Trump’s appointment of Christine, the president bypassed the prosecutor who would normally fill the vacancy and serve in an acting capacity – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine.
According to a joint statement released Tuesday by the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia, Christian plans to take the new position in the Northern District while also performing duties in the Southern District, which includes the cities of Savannah and Augusta.
Less than a month before Parker resigned on Monday, Trump appointee Charles Peeler, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, also announced his resignation, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
While it is not uncommon for U.S. attorneys to leave early before a transition of power, Parker’s departure coincided with the release of the Washington Post’s recording of a call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
It was revealed that President Trump continued to point the finger at Georgia officials, as well as the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for failing to quickly investigate allegations of rampant voter fraud in Georgia and other key states during the conference call on Saturday.
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