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Justice Department fires lawyers who investigated Trump

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Newest development Feb 1, 2025 · 4 reportsTrump's Justice Department Fires All January 6 Federal Prosecutors 'Effective Immediately': Report

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, ABC and NBC News.

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  1. Justice Department fires lawyers who investigated Trump

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    Trump's Justice Department Fires All January 6 Federal Prosecutors 'Effective Immediately': Report

    Headline from Latin Times ·

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  1. Townhall

  2. UPI

    Justice Department fires lawyers who investigated Trump (opens UPI)

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    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, ABC and NBC News.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents…

  4. Voice of America

    Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases (opens Voice of America)

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    The acting deputy attorney general also moves toward ousting FBI agents involved in the investigations

  5. Newsweek

    Jan. 6 prosecutors fired by Trump Justice Department official (opens Newsweek)

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    Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., to carry out the firings.

  6. New York Post

    Trump DOJ fires prosecutors, initiates ‘review process’ of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases: reports (opens New York Post)

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    The Justice Department fired dozens of federal prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases on Friday and informed the FBI that it would initiate a “review process” to determine if thousands of agents that worked Capitol riot investigations should also be terminated.

  7. Latin Times

    Trump's Justice Department Fires All January 6 Federal Prosecutors 'Effective Immediately': Report (opens Latin Times)

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    The Justice Department fired dozens of federal prosecutors who worked on cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to a leaked memorandum.

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