[FreeReign]

It looks like a good move to me. Huber was well liked by Attn. General Ashcroft. He’s from Utah, which is about as far from the coasts and DC as you can get.

He's an Obama appointee.

[BeauBo]

“He’s an Obama appointee.”

I believe that Home State Senators (Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee) have a big say in the US Attorney appointments in their states, like they do with federal judges.

Utah is among the most Conservative in the whole country - their judges and prosecutors tend to reflect that.

Prior to his nomination by Obama, John Huber had been a career prosecutor in Utah, who had worked his way up to being National Security Section chief and the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney - so it seems that he was an internal hire (next in line) rather than a political appointee being dropped in by Obama.

[norwaypinesavage]

"He's an Obama appointee."

Not exactly. He was first appointed by Obama, but he resigned at the end of Obama's term. Trump reappointed him, with Senator Mike Lee's support.