Trump DOJ fires prosecutors, initiates review process of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases: reports
The Justice Department fired dozens of federal prosecutors involved in Jan.6 cases on Friday and informed the FBI that it would initiate a “review process” to determine if thousands of agents that worked Capitol riot investigations should also be terminated.The axed prosecutors were informed of their dismissal in a letter from interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin, according to multiple outlets. Martin told the 30 or so fired federal prosecutors that they were being removed as a direct result of their role in the prosecution of some of the more than 1,500 individuals who stormed the US Capitol on Jan.
6, 2021. The interim DC US attorney’s letter also cited President Trump’s Day One executive order pardoning Jan.6 defendants, which referred to the prosecutions as “a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years.”Martin had asked Jan.
6 prosecutors on Monday to turn over information related to the use of “obstructing an official proceeding of Congress” charges in Capitol riot cases as part of an internal review. The Supreme Court ruled last June that the charge – used on more than 300 riot defendants – was too broadly applied.Martin described the use of the charge in Jan.6 cases as a “great failure of our office” and indicated that a report on the matter would be completed by Friday, which coincided with the firings. The Trump administration is expected to carry out more firings related to Jan.
6 probes/ Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll, Jr., informed employees Friday that the DOJ had asked for a list of people at the bureau who worked on Capitol riot cases as part of “a review process to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary,” according to multiple outlets. Driscoll noted that his name and “thousands” of others would be passed along to the DOJ. “We understand that this request encompasses thousands of employees across the country who have s...