Democratic allies and even some Republicans lobbied for the Trump administration to keep Barron in place, citing the state’s decline in violent crime during his tenure.

The Trump White House on Wednesday sent termination notices to several U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of an email reviewed by Reuters.

The White House fired as many as a dozen U.S. attorneys who were appointed by former President Joe Biden in a shakeup of the highly-politicized Justice Department, which Biden had weaponized to persecute his enemies,

Here in Maryland, Erek L. Barron has run the U.S. Attorney's office since October 2021. He was appointed by former President Joe Biden to replace Robert Hur, who went onto investigate Biden over the maintaining of classified documents.

Maryland’s law enforcement community and political leaders on Thursday praised departing U.S. Attorney Erek Barron as a no-nonsense prosecutor who was unafraid to make difficult decisions or

Erek Barron, the U.S. Attorney for Maryland, announced Wednesday night that he has resigned from his position.