The Justice Department has dismissed more than 20 employees involved in investigations concerning former President Trump, including key figures from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents and election interference cases. This mass firing, part of what sources describe as an ongoing purge, raises concerns about political retribution within the agency, especially as at least 15 more terminations could follow.
Among those let go is Patty Hartman, a former public affairs specialist at the FBI, who cautioned that the previously clear division between the White House and the Justice Department has now vanished. The terminations were coordinated through a newly formed “weaponization working group” established by Attorney General Pam Bondi to review Biden administration law enforcement policies and investigate former prosecutions, suggesting a significant shift in how the department operates under current leadership.
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