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Trump Fires Biden-Appointed Maine U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicFebruary 17, 2025Updated:February 18, 202511 Comments2 Mins Read2K Views
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The Trump administration has fired Darcie McElwee, the Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that McElwee, who had held the position as Maine’s chief federal law enforcement officer since her appointment by President Joe Biden in 2021, had been terminated.

[RELATED: Justice Department Ramps Up Crack Down on Chinese Mafia in Maine; Janet Mills Still Silent…]

McElwee will be temporarily replaced by Craig Wolff, a career prosecutor who has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2002.

Now Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, Wolff has prosecuted a wide variety of crimes throughout his career, but has focused primary on child exploitation offenses, according to his Department of Justice profile.

Prior to joining the District of Maine, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Maryland for four years. He holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and earned his law degree from the University of Virginia.

McElwee was informed of her termination by President Trump on Sunday by email, according to WGME.

[RELATED: Biden-Appointed U.S. Attorney for Maine Finally Addresses Illegal Chinese Marijuana Grows…]

“As the sun sets on my time with the Department of Justice, I am thankful for the opportunity to have led in service to the American people. It has been an extraordinary honor to serve as Maine’s United States Attorney,” McElwee said in a statement to WGME.

“I am overwhelmed with appreciation and gratitude for the support, talents, integrity, and commitment to the rule of law of my current and former colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and at partner law enforcement agencies across Maine, many of whom I have worked with for more than two decades,” McElwee said.

[Note: An earlier version of this article stated that President Trump had selected a new U.S. Attorney, this is incorrect — Wolff is Acting U.S. Attorney until an appointment is made by President Trump.]

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Edward Tomic

Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Hanover Fiste
Hanover Fiste
1 year ago

She’s got her work cut out for her with all the corruption in Augusta. Get ready for some serious overtime.

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Billy B.
Billy B.
1 year ago

If Biden appointed her then she CANT be any good .
Get her out of here .

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Benny Weaver
Benny Weaver
1 year ago

Can we maybe do something now about these Chinese pot farms ?
Janet Mills is no help . Maybe this new guy appointed by Trump can get something done .
The Chinese are growing and selling POISONED marijuana and law enforcement in Maine doesn’t care . It is unbelievable that this has been allowed to continue . Democrats don’t care .

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ME Infidel
ME Infidel
1 year ago

Bye bye, McElwee. By the way, we didn’t need that drivel, “as the sun sets on my time with the DOJ”.

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Louise Woods
Louise Woods
1 year ago

I agree with Billy B.
If she was appointed by Joe Biden and Company then I have ZERO confidence in her ability .
Nothing else he did was ever right , why think this woman is any different .
One democrat down . A thousand more to go .

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patriot1
patriot1
1 year ago

Don’t let the door hit you on the way OUT

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John Jacobson
John Jacobson
1 year ago

Good Riddens.

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John
John
1 year ago

The headline is wrong. Whomever Trump selecta to be the new US Attorney here in Maine will need to be confirmed by the Senate.

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Lowell
Lowell
1 year ago

“I am overwhelmed with appreciation and gratitude for the support, talents, integrity, and commitment to the rule of law of my current and former colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and at partner law enforcement agencies across Maine, many of whom I have worked with for more than two decades,” McElwee said.

That’s code for….Keep the commie faith comrades

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BobSME
BobSME
1 year ago

Looks like shes had a few too many donuts on her coffee break. But who am I to judge?

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Eric H.
Eric H.
1 year ago

We hope Mr Wolff will immediately file charges against Greeley High School for letting the boy beat the girls. Time to put some teeth into Trumps executive orders. And also make sure NO federal money goes there either . Please help us save Maine from the insanity that controls Augusta .

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