PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Maine's Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee has been terminated by the Trump administration. McElwee says she was notified on Sunday by email that her appointment as Maine’s chief federal law enforcement officer was terminated by President Donald Trump.

Maine's U.S. attorney has been terminated by the Trump administration, her office announced Monday. Darcie McElwee has served as Maine's lead prosecutor in the U.S. District Court since 2021, when she was nominated by then-President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate.

The top federal prosecutor in the state of Maine has been fired by the administration of President Donald Trump, according to our media partners WMTW.The United States attorney’s office for the District of Maine announced Monday that Darcie McElwee was departing as the district’s U.