President Joe Biden has just lost one of his top staff members. 

The New York Times reports that Stuart Delery is stepping down from his role as Biden's chief official lawyer.

The Times reports, "Mr. Delery had indicated to colleagues a few months ago that he would be ready to leave by fall after nearly three years in the White House and the pre-inaugural transition that have been all-consuming."

Delery made it official on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, when he announced his resignation.

Biden's White House, in response, released a statement in which it thanked Delery for his service.

The statement reads:

Stuart Delery has been a trusted adviser and a constant source of innovative legal thinking since Day One of my Administration. From his work during those early days on COVID-19 and efforts to get life-saving vaccines to the American public to the implementation of major legislative accomplishments such as the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, he has been an integral part of my team and will be missed throughout the Administration. I extend my thanks to Stuart and his family for his service.

The big question, of course, is: "Why is Delery resigning now?"

As is often the case with such departures, we do not have the answer to this question.

What the Times report does say is that the Biden administration is shaping "its staff for the final 15-month sprint to next year’s election."

So, it would appear that either Delery has had enough or that he has other plans or that Biden has had enough with Delery or that Biden has other plans for Delery. Time will tell.

But, the roles that Delery has played in the Biden administration cannot be overemphasized. Some of these roles were already highlighted in the statement released by the White House. But, there are others.

The Times reports, "Since Republicans took over the House in January, the counsel’s office has been the command post for the White House’s response to a multitude of congressional investigations."

These are the investigations that congressional Republicans are currently leading into alleged Biden family corruption. It just so happens that, as the New York Post reports, these investigations are really heating up - and they are really heating up at the same time that Delery has decided to call it quits. You will have to be the judge of whether or not this is a coincidence.

Delery is scheduled to officially leave his Biden administration post next month. Delery's successor has yet to be revealed.