Democrats Press Justice Department On Purge Of Career Staff
Trump’s personnel purge did not come as a huge surprise, since the president for years has railed against the Justice Department and its supposed “witch hunt” investigations into his own alleged criminal behavior. He has also complained about supposed “deep state” actors undermining his agenda from within the federal government.
Career US Justice Department official in charge of public corruption cases resigns
Corey Amundson, the U.S. Justice Department's senior career official in charge of overseeing public corruption and other politically sensitive investigations, resigned on Monday after the Trump administration tried to reassign him to a new role working on immigration issues,
US Justice Department Fires Special Counsel Staff Who Investigated Trump
The US Justice Department fired more than a dozen officials who worked on investigations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith led into Donald Trump's actions following the president's 2020 election loss.
Trump administration fires justice department officials who investigated him
Donald Trump's administration fired at least a dozen federal inspectors general overnight, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS. Inspectors general look for waste, fraud, abuse and misconduct in federal agencies, and they would monitor Trump's agencies and appointees.
US Justice Department senior career ethics official removed from post, source says
The Trump administration has removed the U.S. Justice Department's senior career ethics official from his post, according to a person familiar with the matter, in an action likely to stoke fears about whether the department will be able to remain insulated from political pressures and conflicts,
Justice Department fires lawyers who investigated Trump
The Justice Department has fired more than a dozen lawyers, involved in criminal investigations into Donald Trump during his campaign for president, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN,
Justice Department fires federal prosecutors who worked on Trump prosecutions
As he begins his second week in office, President Trump's acting attorney general fired a number of prosecutors who worked on the government's cases against President Trump. The president was expected to sign a new round of executive actions,
Trump's Justice Department fires officials involved in prosecutions of the president
Trump's Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen officials involved in prosecutions of the president.
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 ...
Voting rights groups are concerned about priorities shifting under Trump’s Justice Department
The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections.
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.
US Justice Department freezes its civil rights litigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the ...
Trump Justice Department fires employees involved in criminal investigation against President
The action was the latest effort to turn the table on criminal investigations that for years shadowed Trump, resulting in ...
Interim DC US attorney Ed Martin launches probe of Jan. 6 prosecutions
His focus on prosecutors’ charging decisions is likely to cheer President Donald Trump and other right-wing supporters who ...
Trump Administration Moves Swiftly to Shake Up Top Career Justice Dept. Ranks
The frenetic speed and scale of leadership changes that the Trump administration has made at the Justice Department in its ...
Trump-appointed prosecutor opens internal review of Justice Dept's Jan. 6 cases, WSJ reports
A prosecutor appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump has opened an internal review of the Justice Department's decision to ...