Williams, who was appointed to the post in 2021 by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden, will step down on Dec. 13 ahead of the Republican Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Edward Kim, his current deputy, will succeed Williams on an acting basis as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, who led the indictments of several high-profile figures in and out of politics, is resigning his post in anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump‘s selection taking over.

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor announced Monday he plans to resign from his post next month to make way for President-elect Donald Trump’s chosen replacement.

The federal prosecutor who has overseen the cases involving the conviction of Sen. Robert Menendez and Sam Bankman-Fried, and the ongoing prosecutions of Mayor Eric Adams and rap artist Sean Combs aka P.

Donald Trump recently announced he would nominate Jay Clayton, his former Securities and Exchange Commission head, to serve as U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York.

A top federal prosecutor in Manhattan is set to resign in December, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York said in a Monday press release. According to the release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday that he plans to exit his current role at the U.

Damian Williams also secured several convictions of former billionaire financiers on fraud charges, including of Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang and Sam Bankman-Fried.

US Attorney Damian Williams has led the Southern District of New York in high-profile prosecutions involving public corruption since 2021.

Damian Williams will resign as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, he announced Monday, creating a vacancy atop the powerful division that is leading the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams.