Top FBI lawyer under fire for role in Crossfire Hurricane submits resignation

By Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin

Published May 30, 2020 8:48pm ET

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Top FBI lawyer under fire for role in Crossfire Hurricane submits resignation — Dana Boente is still the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and the acting head of the Justice Department's national security division. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) | Evan Vucci

The top lawyer at the FBI submitted his resignation after facing criticism on the Right for his role in the investigation into former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Dana Boente, who has a 38-year career with the Justice Department, agreed to resign under pressure from the Justice Department, according to NBC News.

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