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  • Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.

    11/10/2024 9:16:09 PM PST · by 11th_VA · 114 replies
    Politico ^ | Nov 10, 2024
    A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump’s rage like no other part of the federal government during his campaign. Some career attorneys at DOJ are already considering heading for the exits rather than sticking around to find out whether threats from Trump and his allies are real or campaign bluster. Those threats range from mass firings of “deep state” lawyers to expelling special counsel Jack Smith from the country. “Everyone I’ve talked to, mostly lawyers, are losing their minds,” said one DOJ attorney, who like most of the people interviewed...
  • White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move

    04/02/2025 4:36:32 PM PDT · by cuz1961 · 74 replies
    AP ^ | ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
    ...White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that the White House “in coordination with” the Justice Department has dismissed more than 50 U.S. attorneys and deputies in recent weeks.. ...“The American people deserve a judicial branch full of honest arbiters of the law who want to protect democracy, not subvert it,” Leavitt said. The Justice Department is an executive branch agency.... ... The integrity of our legal system and the independence of DOJ requires that laws are enforced impartially, which cannot happen when the White House fires career prosecutors to advance a political agenda,” said Stacey Young,...