CT District U.S. Attorney John Durham Resigning

CONNECTICUT — U.S Attorney John Durham announced he would resign from the officer Feb. 28 after serving as a federal prosecutor for more than 38 years in the state.

Durham has been the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut for more than three years. He served as a state attorney for Connecticut prior to his federal career.

"My career has been as fulfilling as I could ever have imagined when I graduated from law school way back in 1975,” Durham said in a statement. “Much of that fulfillment has come from all the people with whom I’ve been blessed to share this workplace, and in our partner law enforcement agencies. My love and respect for this Office and the vitally important work done here have never diminished. It has been a tremendous honor to serve as U.S. Attorney, and as a career prosecutor before that, and I will sorely miss it.”

Durham was expected to resign, according to the Washington Post. It is customary for new presidents to replace numerous U.S. attorneys when they assume office. Durham also was appointed special counsel to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia inquiry by former Attorney General William Barr under President Donald Trump.

The inquiry led to one guilty plea from a former FBI lawyer for falsifying an email in order to secure a wiretap order.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Leonard Boyle will serve as acting U.S. attorney until a permanent replacement is appointed.