Jeff Sessions asks 46 Obama-appointed US attorneys to resign – Los Angeles Timesby wpjljron Friday, March 10th, 2017.Jeff Sessions asks 46 Obama-appointed US attorneys to resign – Los Angeles TimesAtty. Gen. Jeff Sessions asked Friday for the resignations of dozens of politically appointed U.S. attorneys held over from the Obama administration, the Justice Department said. Sessions wanted “to ensure a uniform transition” to the Trump administration, spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement. “Until the new U.S. attorneys are confirmed, the dedicated career […] Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions asked Friday for the resignations of dozens of politically appointed U.S. attorneys held over from the Obama administration, the Justice Department said.