FBI executives ousted and personnel under internal review as Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors
Martin's directive, written by Acting Attorney General James McHenry, said the firings would be effective immediately. The memo included an appendix with names of the employees who would be fired.
Trump DOJ fires FBI agents, lawyers who worked on Jan. 6 cases
The Trump administration took sweeping actions Friday against FBI agents and prosecutors involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump DOJ Fires Numerous Jan. 6 Prosecutors in Washington
The Trump Justice Department’s top political appointee directed officials to fire at least a dozen prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, a memo obtained by Bloomberg Law showed.
Trump DOJ demands list of thousands of FBI agents, others who worked on Jan. 6 and Trump investigations for possible firing
The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, demanding the names of those who worked on January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations for potential removal – a move that could affect thousands.
DOJ orders immediate firings of some prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases
On Monday, Acting Attorney General James McHenry ordered the firings of multiple career DOJ employees who worked on the special counsel investigations into Trump. And on Friday, the Associated Press reported the agency was collecting names of FBI agents involved in those cases or the Jan. 6 investigation.
DOJ seeks list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases
Several sources told ABC News that the Trump administration is compiling a list of FBI agents who they believe should be fired or forced to resign in the coming days.
FBI Firings, Jan. 6 Agent Probe Sharpen Trump DOJ Reshaping
The Justice Department has moved to fire a swath of senior FBI leaders and began a massive probe into agents who helped investigate the 2021 Capitol riot, beginning to reshape the US’s preeminent law enforcement agency under President Donald Trump.
Trump Officials Target Agents, Prosecutors Who Worked on Jan. 6 Investigations
The moves against FBI and DOJ employees who were involved in the probes into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol represent a dramatic escalation of the president’s plans to shake up law enforcement.
DOJ's deletion of Jan. 6 records triggers legal challenge
The DOJ's decision to delete Jan. 6 case summaries and related webpages has also drawn the ire of one of the rioters.
DOJ officials reportedly met with Adams legal team amid speculation about corruption case ending
Senior members of the Department of Justice are reportedly in talks about potentially abandoning the sweeping public corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams — a move that would fly in the face of the ...
Adams' lawyers meet with DOJ in Washington as mayor seeks to have charges dropped: Sources
It’s not unusual for a high-profile defendant to ask the Justice Department under a new administration to take a fresh look at a case.
More Than a Dozen Prosecutors at Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office Are Dismissed
Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what ...
Justice Department orders FBI purge, review of staff who touched Trump cases
Leaders appointed by the Trump administration are identifying potentially hundreds of FBI agents for possible termination, said people familiar with the plan.
Former Federal Reserve adviser arrested for passing trade secrets to China, Justice Department says
A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve, John Harold Rogers, was arrested on charges he conspired to steal Fed trade ...
Top Justice Department Officials Meet Prosecutors in Adams Case
Senior officials in Washington were meeting with Manhattan prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams to ...
DOJ moves to toss charges against former Republican lawmaker
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday moved to toss out charges against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who ...