What's next for former U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger?
In March, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for the resignation of 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys across the country. Among them was Andrew Luger, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota.
At the time, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar had floated the idea of President Trump re-nominating Luger to the post.
But that's a rare move, and putting plans on hold to see if that happens isn't an option, Luger said during an interview with MPR News host Tom Weber.
"This job — the work I was able to do with the people I was able to work with — is about as good as you can possibly get," Luger said. "And I loved every minute of it ... So I was attracted to the idea of staying, but at some point you have to move on."
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So, Luger will be joining the global law firm Jones Day.
The firm has more than 2,500 attorneys across five continents and opened a Minneapolis office just last year.
During three years as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Luger investigated Prince's death, brought closure to the Jacob Wetterling case, prosecuted Minnesotans who had ties to ISIS terror groups and tried to improve relations between federal agents and Minnesota's East African community.
"When I came in I listened carefully to what people in law enforcement throughout the state wanted from us," Luger said. "I'm most proud of that because without the collaboration, without the trust, a lot of the good work that we did on terrorism, on the Jacob Wetterling case, on sex trafficking, on opioids, could not have happened."
President Donald Trump has not yet named a replacement for Luger.
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