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

The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.

Yesterday (Monday, January 27), Trump fired more than a dozen of attorneys, which a justice department official told CBS News that Acting Attorney General James McHenry concluded they couldn't 'be trusted to faithfully implement the president's agenda because of their significant role in prosecuting the president'.

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,

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on Jack Smith’s criminal prosecutions of President 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 47th president invokes the powers of Article II to fire the special counsel’s squad — but are his hands tied?

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.

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.”

As White House staff secretary, he plays a key role in overseeing the flow of information and business to and from the president.

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.