Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge

The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.

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Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors, FBI executives ousted

The Justice Department initiated the personnel changes at the D.C. U.S. attorney's office and the FBI.
CBS News - 5h
Several top FBI officials are told to resign or be fired as Trump continues federal purge

WASHINGTON — Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire or they would be fired, according to multiple current and former bureau ...
NBC News - 15h
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 - 4d
Jan. 6 prosecutors describe 'shocking,' 'guttural' week after Trump's pardons

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in the now-disbanded Capitol Siege Section of the D.C. U.S. attorney's office spent much of the last four years prosecuting cases against Jan. 6 rioters.
NBC News - Jan. 25
Prosecutor in Jan. 6 cases responds to Trump's pardons of rioters

NBC News' Ryan Reilly spoke to attorney Jason Manning about the pardons President Trump had issued for criminal defendants for those involved in the Capitol riot after he worked as a prosecutor on ...
NBC News - Jan. 23
Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says

A former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney's office called Trump's pardons for those charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol "disturbing."
ABC News - Jan. 22
'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to convey the enormous scope of the law enforcement effort to bring the rioters to justice, calling it “one ...
NBC News - Jan. 21
Trump's plans for Jan. 6 defendants

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to issue several executive orders on his first day in office. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small reports on if that will mean pardons for some of ...
CBS News - Jan. 20
What are Trump's plans for the Jan. 6 cases pending?

President-elect Donald Trump may intervene in the cases against those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi breaks down the latest.
CBS News - Jan. 6

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