John W. Huber Explained

John Huber
Office:United States Attorney for the District of Utah
Term Start:June 15, 2015
Term End:February 28, 2021
Predecessor:David Barlow
Successor:Trina A. Higgins
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Education:University of Utah (BA, JD)

John W. Huber (born 1967) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from June 2015 to February 2021. He was first nominated for the position by President Barack Obama in February 2015.[2] Huber offered his resignation in March 2017 at the request of the Trump administration.[3] However, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions subsequently appointed Huber as interim U.S. Attorney under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.[4] Huber was renominated by President Donald Trump in June 2017.[5] On August 3, 2017, he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to an additional four-year term as a U.S. Attorney.[6]

On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[7] He resigned on February 28, 2021.[8]

Education and legal career

Huber graduated with honors from the University of Utah in 1989. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Utah College of Law in 1995. Huber began his career in the Weber County, Utah Attorney's Office, later serving as the chief prosecutor for West Valley City, Utah. In 2002, he joined the U.S. Attorney's Office, and in 2005 he became an Assistant United States Attorney.[5] [9] He has prosecuted firearms crimes, including the case of four people involved with firearms used in the 2007 Trolley Square shooting.[2] Huber was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate the FBI's surveillance of Carter Page and connections between the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One, starting in November 2017.[10] After Huber closed the investigation in January 2020 without finding malfeasance, in June 2020 Trump tweeted that Huber had done "absolutely nothing" and was "a garbage disposal unit for important documents."[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John W. Huber Sworn In As United States Attorney | USAO-UT | Department of Justice . . 2015-06-15 . 2018-04-26.
  2. News: Romboy. Dennis. Obama nominates John W. Huber as next U.S. attorney for Utah. 23 June 2017. Deseret News. February 5, 2015.
  3. News: John Huber, US Attorney for Utah, Offers Resignation. 23 June 2017 . Associated Press. U.S. News & World Report. March 13, 2017.
  4. News: Romboy. Dennis. Trump nominates Utah U.S. Attorney John Huber to keep job. 23 June 2017. Deseret News. June 12, 2017.
  5. News: President Donald J. Trump Announces United States Attorney Candidate Nominations . 21 June 2017 . . . June 12, 2017.
  6. News: Burr. Thomas. Senate confirms Huber as U.S. attorney for Utah, returning him to old job . 4 August 2017 . The Salt Lake Tribune. August 3, 2017.
  7. Web site: Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys. Michael. Balsamo . The Washington Post . February 9, 2021 . February 11, 2021 .
  8. John Huber Leaves his Post as Longest-Serving United States Attorney in the Nation . February 26, 2021 . United States Attorney's Office . Salt Lake City, Utah . March 1, 2021.
  9. News: Manson. Pamela. Huber to stay as Utah's U.S. attorney during transition period. 23 June 2017 . Salt Lake Tribune. March 15, 2017.
  10. News: Burr . Thomas . Manson . Pamela . U.S. Attorney for Utah is investigating GOP-raised concerns about the FBI surveilling Trump aide and ignoring Clinton uranium ties . The Salt Lake Tribune . March 30, 2018.
  11. Web site: Trump calls Utah U.S. attorney 'garbage disposal unit' for ending Clinton probe. Dennis. Romboy. June 4, 2020. Deseret News.

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