Trump Administration Systematically Removes DOJ Prosecutors

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

The Trump administration initiated a widespread purge of federal prosecutors, particularly those who previously investigated the president. Over 40 career prosecutors were fired without warning, with the acting attorney general claiming they could not be ’trusted to faithfully implement the President’s agenda’. Key targets included prosecutors involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Trump’s handling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

Key Actors

James McHenry Michael Ben'Ary Jack Smith Donald Trump Department of Justice Federal Prosecutors

Tags

doj-weaponization prosecutorial-independence trump-administration political-retaliation rule-of-law special-counsel-investigation

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