HARTFORD — The Connecticut U.S. attorney is facing an uncertain job future as the presidency changes hands from one political party to another.
Deirdre Daly has been the top federal prosecutor in the state since 2014, after being nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama.
U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often are called upon to resign when a new president of a different party than the last president takes office.
It’s not clear if Republican President-elect Donald Trump will replace Daly.
Trump already has asked Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to stay. Bharara, who agreed to remain, was appointed by Obama in 2009 and has won praise for taking on Wall Street and public corruption.
Daly also has targeted public corruption during her tenure. She declined to comment about her future.
