Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations

Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations

The acting attorney general on Monday fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the two criminal investigations into Donald J. Trump for the special counsel Jack Smith, saying they could not be trusted to “faithfully implement” the president’s agenda, a Justice Department spokesman said. Justice Department veterans called the firings an egregious violation … Read more

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

A federal judge in Florida stopped the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by the former special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing his lengthy investigation of President Trump’s mishandling of classified documents. In a strongly word 14-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, said that federal prosecutors … Read more