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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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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 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 familiar with the matter.
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.
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 dozens of prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases
The Justice Department abruptly fired dozens of prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to correspondence reviewed by POLITICO and an interview with one of the people who was terminated.
Interim U.S. attorney fires more than 2 dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors in D.C.
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin is dismissing more than two dozen federal prosecutors in his D.C. office who worked on Capitol riot cases over the past four years.
Jan. 6 Prosecutors Fired by Trump Justice Department Official
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., to carry out the firings.
DOJ orders immediate firings of some prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered the firings Friday in a memo titled "Terminations." WASHINGTON — D.C.’s top federal prosecutor was ordered Friday to fire a group of employees who worked on Capitol riot cases amid a Justice Department-wide purge related to the investigations into President Donald Trump and the Jan.
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 ...
‘Changes the very nature of DOJ’: Honig on Trump’s decision to fire FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6
The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials including dozens of FBI agents who ...
Underground electrical fire in downtown Cleveland causes Justice Center to be closed Friday
Cleveland firefighters on Friday battled an underground fire outside the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland.
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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 ...
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 ...
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.