Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are pushing the attorney general to drop the charges against Trump’s co-defendants to cinch the dosser’s release.

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,

President Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, has not yet been confirmed; however, Acting Attorney General James McHenry fired about a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for Smith on the investigation and prosecution of President Trump on Monday.

The Justice Department said that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations and signaling an early willingness to take action favorable to the President’s personal interests.

The Justice Department has abruptly fired over a dozen employees involved in criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, indicating a shift in the department's approach. This move aligns with the administration's goal to remove perceived disloyal staff and reflect Trump's influence over the Justice Department.

At least a dozen Justice Department employees involved in prosecuting President Trump have received dismissal notices. And, why China's DeepSeek AI is such a big deal.

More than a dozen Department of Justice employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Trump have been fired. Those who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team were targeted. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more.

President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same

NYT: The acting attorney general on Monday fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the two criminal investigations into Donald J. Trump for the special counsel Jack Smith, saying they could not be trusted to “faithfully implement” the

The Justice Department on Monday fired over a dozen officials who worked with special counsel Jack Smith on now-dismissed criminal investigations into Donald Trump. Acting Attorney General James McHenry said they could not be trusted to “faithfully implement” Trump’s agenda.

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In a statement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that the freeze would have devastating implications for the “most vulnerable people in our country,” and described the Trump administration’s forceful disregard of Congress’s powers as a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism.”