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DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases as Trump’s purge continues
The White House fired multiple FBI officials and federal prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases on Friday, as President Donald Trump continues to upend the federal government to align with his agenda.
Trump DOJ fires FBI agents, lawyers who worked on Jan. 6 cases
The Trump administration took sweeping actions Friday against FBI agents and prosecutors involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors, FBI executives ousted
Justice Department leadership has directed Washington, D.C.'s top prosecutor, Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, to fire prosecutors who were assigned to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to a memo dated Jan.
Trump DOJ Fires Numerous Jan. 6 Prosecutors in Washington
The Trump Justice Department’s top political appointee directed officials to fire at least a dozen prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, a memo obtained by Bloomberg Law showed.
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Justice Dept. Fires Jan. 6 Prosecutors Amid Campaign of Retribution by Trump
The Trump administration plans to scrutinize scores of F.B.I. agents involved in Trump-related investigations, setting the stage for a possible purge targeting not only the bureau’s leaders but also rank-and-file agents, according to people familiar with the matter.
DOJ fires officials who worked on Jack Smith’s Trump investigations
The Justice Department fired officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald Trump in two separate criminal cases, a spokesman said.
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.
Justice Dept. Fires Prosecutors Who Worked on Trump 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.
FBI executives ousted and personnel under internal review as Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors
Martin's directive, written by Acting Attorney General James McHenry, said the firings would be effective immediately. The memo included an appendix with names of the employees who would be fired.
D.C. Attorney General Fires Fed Prosecutors Who Worked on Capitol Riot Cases
After pardoning those charged in connection with the violence of Jan. 6, the Trump administration sought revenge on the lawyers who built those cases
DOJ directs FBI to fire 8 top officials, identify employees involved in Jan. 6, Hamas cases for review
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a memo to the acting FBI director Friday evening directing him to terminate ...
Justice Department fires more than a dozen key officials on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team
EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is firing more than a dozen key officials who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team ...
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Underground electrical fire outside Justice Center prompts road closures
The Cleveland Division of Fire has closed several roads for an underground electrical fire that started outside the Justice ...
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 ...
Senior FBI official forcefully resisted Trump administration firings
Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI director and head of the bureau's Newark field office, pushed back so aggressively that some feared he would be dismissed.