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.
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Justice Department fires more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on investigations into Trump
More than a dozen Department of Justice employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Trump have been fired. Those who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team were targeted. CBS ...CBS News - 1d -
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 members of special counsel Jack Smith's team who prosecuted Trump
They couldn't be trusted to implement the president's agenda, officials said.ABC News - 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 -
Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned.CBS News - Jan. 11 -
Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns
Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
Special counsel Jack Smith who investigated Trump quits
Jack Smith's exit comes amid a dispute over his report into Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who had dismissed the documents case in its entirety, temporarily barred the Justice Department from releasing Jack Smith’s account of his investigation.The New York Times - Jan. 7
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