Justice Department Shake-Up: Acting AG Fires Trump Investigators Amid Political Tensions//
//Justice Department Shake-Up: Acting AG Fires Trump Investigators Amid Political Tensions// In a dramatic and unprecedented move, the acting attorney general, James McHenry, fired over a dozen prosecutors involved in two criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, sparking widespread outrage and concerns over the erosion of civil service protections. The terminations, reportedly authorized under the constitutional powers claimed by the Trump administration, mark a significant escalation in the president’s vow to overhaul the Justice Department and centralize control over federal law enforcement. The announcement kicked off a second week of convulsive change at the Justice Department, which President Trump has vowed to dismantle and reconstruct. The prosecutors dismissed had previously worked under special counsel Jack Smith, who resigned alongside his top team before Trump’s inauguration. Despite their career status as apolitical employees, the firing memo alleged t...
