Trump purge: Robert Capers, U.S. Attorney for Brooklyn, Queens, S.I., forced out
Preet Bharara also swept out of office
Robert Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, was instructed to resign his position by the Trump administration on Friday.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered the resignations of the 46 remaining U.S. attorneys who were appointed during the Obama administration.
Capers said in a release on Friday, “This afternoon, I was instructed to resign my position as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, effective March 10, 2017.