Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor announced Monday he plans to resign from his post next month to make way for President-elect Donald Trump’s chosen replacement.

Williams, who was appointed to the post in 2021 by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden, will step down on Dec. 13 ahead of the Republican Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration. Edward Kim, his current deputy, will succeed Williams on an acting basis as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

A top federal prosecutor in Manhattan is set to resign in December, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York said in a Monday press release. According to the release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday that he plans to exit his current role at the U.