The resignation letter addressed to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche highlights a dispute between the prosecutors and the Department of Justice regarding the handling of a case. The prosecutors, who have served under various administrations, express their commitment to uphold the Constitution and professional ethics over following potentially unethical directives from the Department. They emphasize the importance of maintaining integrity in the judicial process and decide to resign rather than compromise their principles by admitting to actions they believe are unjustified. They convey their belief that true justice comes from adherence to ethics rather than blind obedience to authority.
"The role of a career prosecutor is not to set policy. But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts."
"The Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. That is wrong."
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