CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sunday is the final day on the job for Mike Stuart, the United States Attorney for Southern West Virginia.
Stuart and Northern West Virginia U.S. Attorney Bill Powell were among a group of President Donald Trump appointees who were asked earlier this months by the Joe Biden administration Department of Justice to resign. It’s not uncommon for new presidents to appoint new federal prosecutors.
Stuart said on a recent appearance on MetroNews ‘Talkline’ that he’s going to the private sector. He also noted that he’s ‘not going away.’
“I had the choice of places I was going. I’m going back to the private sector for the immediate future. I’ll make an announcement, it’s not proper for me to do that now as a US Attorney,” Stuart said.
When asked by ‘Talkline’ host Hoppy Kercheval about a potential run for office, Stuart responded, “I don’t think you have to be a politician to help people. Whatever direction I go in, I’ll help people. We put too much stock, whether the Trump administration or the Biden administration, most of the great change that happens to us, happens from us.”
Stuart said he wants to remain focused on the opioid epidemic and the victims in West Virginia.