Capitol Hill Blue
Another Justice Department official involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is resigning, the department said on Friday.
Mike Elston, the chief of staff to outgoing Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth Justice Department official to resign since March as the Democratic-led Congress investigates the department’s firing of nine U.S. attorneys.
Elston said he was leaving to join a law firm in the Washington area. His resignation takes effect next Friday.