John Light
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John Light is TPM's managing editor, based in New York. He previously worked as a producer for Bill Moyers and WNYC and has written for The Atlantic, Slate, Reuters and Grist.
Where Things Stand: Two Big Scoops On One Weird Story
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
Yesterday, TPM broke the news that the Atlanta-area U.S. attorney was leaving his post early. Byung Jin “BJay” Pak, of the Northern District of Georgia, had planned to leave on Inauguration Day, but instead was leaving immediately due to “unforeseen circumstances,” he told his staff yesterday.
Today, we learned who will replace him: Bobby Christine, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. TPM broke that story too.
Cast Your Vote!
We have about six hours of voting left in the quarterfinals for our Duke of Dukes competition.
These are some choice match-ups you won’t want to miss:
- Randy “Duke” Cunningham vs. Scooter Libby
- Rod Blagojevich vs. Dick Cheney
- Anthony Weiner vs. Dinesh D’Souza
- Rudy Giuliani vs. Paul Manafort
Cast your vote here by 6 p.m.