Trump Administration Dismisses Key Justice Department Lawyers Amid Shift in Department Oversight
WASHINGTON — In a sweeping move that has rocked the foundations of the U.S. Justice Department, more than a dozen lawyers involved in two significant criminal cases against President Donald Trump were dismissed from their positions on Monday. This unprecedented action was initiated under the directive of Acting Attorney General James McHenry, a recent Trump appointee, who expressed doubts about the attorneys’ reliability pertaining to their prior involvement in Trump’s prosecutions. According to a document reviewed, McHenry leveraged Trump’s executive powers to substantiate his decision to terminate the employment of these officials. The lawyers affected … Read more