Justice Department Fires Staffers Involved With Jack Smith's Trump Prosecutions, Reflecting Effort To Purge Disloyal Employees

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : "Today, Acting Attorney General James McHenry terminated the employment of a number of DOJ officials who played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump," said a statement from a Justice Department official.
28% : Mr. Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, said at her confirmation hearing this month that she would not play politics but did not rule out the potential for investigations into Trump adversaries like Mr. Smith.
26% : " It was not immediately clear which prosecutors were affected by the order, or how many who worked on the investigations into Trump remained with the department as Trump took office last week.
21% : 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.

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