Eastern District of Virginia

Two Senior Virginia Prosecutors Purged After Resisting Political Prosecutions

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Two senior prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia were purged after Trump allies targeted their past work and they resisted pressure to charge political enemies. One national security attorney was removed within hours after right-wing activists flagged his résumé; another resisted pressure …

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