Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6

The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related case were demoted last week at the direction of Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.

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Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6

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