Justice Department fires more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on investigations into Trump
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Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations
The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department’s most senior career official was reassigned.The New York Times - 2d -
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 ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump justice department fires officials who worked for prosecutor Jack Smith
Acting attorney general says career officials could not be trusted to ‘faithfully implement the president’s agenda’. Acting attorney general James McHenry on Monday fired more than a dozen federal ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him
The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.BBC News - 2d -
DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases
Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. The move impacted at least a dozen prosecutors who ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed
President Trump's firing of inspectors general serving as government watchdogs at multiple agencies has sparked bipartisan backlash. The president didn't give Congress a 30-day heads up or a ...CBS News - 4d -
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Erase Justice Department’s Investigation
President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is ...The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Prosecutor who led charges against Trump resigns from US justice department
Departure of special counsel Jack Smith comes days ahead of president-elect’s inaugurationFinancial Times - Jan. 11
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