The administration of new US President Donald Trump believes that the prosecutors who brought charges against him “cannot be trusted.”
More than a dozen US Justice Department employees who worked on criminal cases against Donald Trump before he became president for the second time on Monday, On January 27, they received notice of dismissal from their jobs.
This was reported by Deutsche Welle.
“Today, James McHenry, acting U.S. Attorney General, fired a number of Justice Department officials who played a significant role in the prosecution of President Trump,” the department reported.
The message notes that McHenry “does not trust these officials” and is not confident that they will “faithfully implement the president's agenda.”
“These actions are consistent with the mission to end the weaponization of government,” the department explained. Justice Department.
The publication notes that such a move violates the tradition according to which, after a new president comes to power, ordinary prosecutors continue to work in the Justice Department and are not punished for participating in confidential investigations.
It is not yet known whether these dismissals were selective, or whether all employees who were involved in the investigations of Trump's actions lost their jobs. It is also unclear whether the dismissed lawyers intend to appeal the decision of the interim attorney general.
Recall that the Trump administration began an investigation against the prosecutors who handled the cases of the storming of the Capitol. Acting Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Ed Martin has launched an investigation into prosecutors who brought charges against some of the rioters.
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