Veteran federal prosecutor resigns amid pressure to investigate Biden agency

• Veteran federal prosecutor Denise Cheung resigned Tuesday, citing pressure from the Trump administration to investigate a federal agency’s actions under the Biden administration. Cheung did not name the agency in her resignation letter.
• Some reports indicate Cheung was asked to launch a criminal probe into the EPA’s handling of $20 billion in taxpayer funds “parked” at an outside bank.
• Democratic senators are calling for an investigation into her resignation, emphasizing the need for the DOJ to avoid political retribution.

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A veteran federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia abruptly resigned Tuesday, Feb. 19. Prosecutor Denise Cheung said the Trump administration was pressuring her to launch an investigation into a federal agency and its actions under the Biden administration.

According to Politico, Cheung was referring to an investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). However, she did not name the EPA in her resignation letter.

Last week, Straight Arrow News reported that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin had promised an investigation into the Biden administration’s handling of $20 billion in taxpayer funds that he said were “parked” at an outside bank. Zeldin said Biden’s EPA was tasked with distributing the funds to eight climate organizations with little oversight or transparency.

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The Trump administration asked Cheung to officially launch a criminal probe into the matter. Instead of investigating, Cheung handed in her resignation Tuesday.

In her resignation letter, Cheung said interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demanded she resign if she didn’t order the bank to freeze the funds.

Cheung cited a lack of evidence, “including sufficient evidence to tell the bank that there is probable cause to seize the particular accounts identified,” The New York Post reports.

Four Democratic senators, including Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders, are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate Cheung’s resignation. They write, “The Department must not become an instrument of political retribution or partisan maneuvering,” Reuters reports.

When Zeldin was asked about Cheung’s resignation, he referred questions to the DOJ.