Justice Department fires employees who worked on Donald Trump prosecutions under Jack Smith
The acting attorney general fired more than a dozen officials who assisted special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions against President Donald Trump.
DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by special counsel Jack Smith
President Donald Trump had been charged with crimes by special counsel Jack Smith in cases related to the 2020 election and classified documents.
Justice Department Mass Fires Employees Involved in Prosecutions of Trump
The norm-shattering move is consistent with the President’s determination to purge the government of workers his administration perceives as disloyal.
Justice Department fires federal prosecutors who worked on Trump prosecutions
As he begins his second week in office, President Trump's acting attorney general fired a number of prosecutors who worked on the government's cases against President Trump. The president was expected to sign a new round of executive actions,
Justice Department Fires Staffers Involved With Jack Smith’s Trump Prosecutions, Reflecting Effort To Purge Disloyal Employees
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on Jack Smith’s criminal prosecutions of President Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations and signaling an early willingness to take action favorable to the president’s personal interests.
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'A shock-and-awe campaign': Trump WH fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
Ed Martin, President Trump’s top prosecutor for Washington, D.C., told Justice Department colleagues Monday that he is launching a “special project” to review the office’s handling of a federal charge brought against many of the 1,
Trump’s DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say
The firing of career Justice Department lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump was designed to intimidate DOJ workers and deter investigations of Trump's second term, former officials say.
Trump administration fires team of lawyers who prosecuted him, official says
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday fired more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him, an official said, as the Republican moves swiftly to exert greater control over the department.
Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin launches probe of Jan. 6 prosecutions
Obviously, the use was a great failure of our office … and we need to get to the bottom of it,” Martin wrote in an email ...
Justice Department restricts prosecutions for interfering with abortion clinic access
A new Justice Department leader issued a memo Friday restricting prosecutions for interfering with patient access to ...
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
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DOJ's 'excessive' treatment of Jan 6 rioters 'undermined' the prosecutions, Turley says after pardons
Constitutional law attorney calls out the Justice Department's "shock and awe" campaign against the rioters after President ...
DOJ moves to drop prosecution of former Trump co-defendants in classified documents case
The request offered no explanation for the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the case against the two Trump allies.
Firings, freezes and layoffs: A look at Trump's moves against federal employees and programs
Changeover among federal government agencies is normal when a new administration comes to Washington, with presidents ...