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Justice Department Fires Lawyers Who Prosecuted Trump
The firings come as a Trump appointee opened an internal review of the department’s decision to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants with felony obstruction offenses.
DOJ fires members of special counsel Jack Smith's team who prosecuted Trump
The Justice Department is firing "over a dozen" officials who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's teams that prosecuted President Donald Trump, officials confirmed to ABC News Monday.
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.
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.
Trump DOJ fires more than a dozen officials who worked with ex-special counsel Jack Smith
The DOJ official argued that the firings are in line with the Trump administration’s “mission of ending the weaponization of government.”
House Democrats demand answers on DOJ's move to fire former special counsel officials
House Democrats are demanding answers on the Justice Department’s move this week to fire more than a dozen officials involved in former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, arguing the action was in “complete contradiction" of President Trump’s effort to keep a “merit-based system" for government employees.
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
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.
DOJ fires officials who worked on Jack Smith’s Trump investigation
The Justice Department fired officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald Trump in two separate criminal cases, a spokesman said.
Trump admin fires DOJ lawyers who assisted special counsel Jack Smith
Acting Attorney General James McHenry fired lawyers who assisted Jack Smith, saying he believes they “could not be trusted.”
Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Trump Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump and launches ‘special project’ into January 6 cases
More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources ...
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Trump has 'responsibility' to fire political DOJ members, attorney says
Former Trump impeachment attorney David Schoen praises President Donald Trump for firing key officials on former special ...