Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi has fired no less than 20 prosecutors and assist staffers who assisted former Particular Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump, sources accustomed to the matter informed ABC Information Saturday.
Senior management on the division had already ousted many of the remaining prosecutors related to the probes.
A DOJ spokesperson did not instantly reply to ABC Information’ requests for remark.
On this Aug. 1, 2023, file photograph, Particular Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters in Washington, D.C.
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A few of staffers who’ve been recognized by way of the Justice Division’s “weaponization working group” might not have had any vital position in driving the prosecutions themselves and have been, assist workers, litigation assistants and U.S. marshals, in accordance with sources.
The firings have despatched a chill by way of the rest of the DOJ’s profession workforce, which had beforehand been left shaken by dramatic purges and reassignments of officers within the early days of Trump’s presidency.
Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi speaks throughout a information convention with President Donald Trump within the Brady Briefing Room of the White Home, June 27, 2025, in Washington.
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Senior management on the division had already ousted many of the remaining prosecutors.
