Jeffrey Jensen is an American attorney who served as the

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for the

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from 2017 to 2020.

Private sector career

Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, he was a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP. Jensen has also served as a

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for

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Government career

Jensen was a

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special agent from 1989 to 1999. In 1999, he became an

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in the Eastern District of Missouri. He was an Executive United States Attorney from 2005 to 2009, leaving that position in order to start his own law firm.

United States Attorney (2017-2020)

In 2020, Jensen was chosen by Attorney General

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to conduct a review of the

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's case against former National Security Advisor

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in the '' United States v. Flynn'' case. In this position, Jensen recommended that the federal government drop its case against Flynn. He resigned as a United States Attorney on December 30, 2020.

References

External links

Biography at U.S. Department of Justice

Biography at law.com
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