Julie Kelly

DOJ Fires Top National Security Prosecutor Michael Ben'Ary Based on False Social Media Post

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On October 1, 2025, the Department of Justice fired Michael Ben’Ary, the chief of the national security section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, after pro-Trump activist and writer Julie Kelly posted on social media falsely linking him to internal …

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