The Department of Justice claims that he dismissed employees involved in the prosecution of Donald Trump

The Department of Justice said that he dismissed a dozen or so employees who worked Penalties of President Donald TrumpQuickly moving to realize revenge against lawyers involved in investigating and signal early readiness to take actions conducive to the personal interests of the president.

Sudden ending addressed to professional prosecutors who worked on a special adviser Jack Smith’s The team is the latest sign of shock in the Department of Justice and is consistent with the determination of administration in order to clean the government of workers, which perceives as disloyal for the president.

Monday’s movement of the norm that follows re -annulment of many senior career officials in various divisionsIt was created, despite the fact that ranking prosecutors, according to tradition, remain in the department as part of the presidential administration and are not punished by their involvement in sensitive investigations. Excavations are effective immediately.

“Today, acting as a general prosecutor James Mchenry He employed many DJ officials who played a significant role in the prosecution of President Trump, “said the statement of the official of the Department of Justice. “In the light of his actions, the Plenipotentiary General does not trust these officials to help the faithful to implement the president’s program. This action is in line with the mission of the end of the government’s weapon. “

It was not immediately clear to which prosecutors affected the order or how many who worked on investigations in the Trump case remained in the department when Trump took office last week. It was also not right at once how many dismissed prosecutors intended to question the termination, arguing that the Department rejected protection in the civil service provided to federal employees.

The action was the last effort to return the criminal investigation table, which for years shaded Trump, which caused separate accusations that never went to the trial and were eventually abandoned.

On the first day of office, Issued wide pardons and job sentences for over 1,500 fans The accused in the riots on January 6 in the US Capitol, a huge grace subsidy, which brought benefits even to the one who found violent attacks on the police, as well as the leaders of the far -right extremist groups convicted as failed to preserve the power of Republicans.

Trump has long been trying to control the Department of Justice, which has been investigating both the first term and in the last four years for the former prosecutor general Merrick Garland. He repeated many times that he expected loyalty from the law enforcement community trained in the scope of putting facts, evidence and law before politics. He guided to put close allies at a high level, Including the replacement of his first director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, a loyalist Kash patel.

Selection of Trump for the Prosecutor General, Pam Bondi, During her confirmation this month, she will not play politics, but it did not rule out the potential for investigating Trump’s opponents such as Smith.

Report on the twin investigations on Trump’s efforts in order to withdraw the presidential election in 2020 and collect closed documents at his MAR-A-Lago estate in Florida. At least one other key member of the team, Jay Bratt, also withdrew from the department this month after he was the main prosecutor regarding classified documents.

Both The case of election interference and accusing of classified documents He was withdrawn by Smith’s team after winning the presidential Trump in November, in accordance with the long -term policy of the Department of Justice.

The fuels were first reported by Fox News.

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Published with the consent of the Associated Press.

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