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United States President, Donald Trump, on Monday, sacked more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him.


The officials were sacked after the Acting Attorney General, James McHenry, a Trump appointee, concluded that they could not be trusted to faithfully implement the President’s agenda because of their significant role in prosecuting the President.

According to the termination letter, McHenry cited Trump’s power as chief executive under the U.S. Constitution to justify the firings.


It was gathered that the lawyers worked with Special Counsel, Jack Smith, who led the two federal prosecutions of Trump that the department dropped after his November election.

Smith, however, resigned from the department earlier this month.

The sacking came the same day that Ed Martin, the top federal prosecutor in Washington and a Trump appointee, opened an internal review into the use of a felony obstruction charge in prosecutions of people accused of taking part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. Supreme Court raised the legal bar for that offense in a 6-3 ruling last year, prompting prosecutors to drop the charge in several cases.

The moves reflect a willingness by the Trump administration to follow through on threats to seek retribution against prosecutors who pursued Trump and his supporters during his four years out of office.

Trump and his allies view the Justice Department with deep suspicion after prosecutors accused the president of national security- and election-related crimes.

The move came after the Trump administration already assigned up to 20 senior career Justice Department officials, including Bradley Weinsheimer, the top ethics official, and the former chief of the public corruption section, Corey Amundson, from their roles.

Amundson, whose section provided advice to Smith’s prosecutors, announced his resignation on Monday.

The moves to shake up the Justice Department’s workforce have happened before the U.S. Senate votes on Trump’s attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi.

Bondi’s nomination is set to be voted on by a Senate panel on Wednesday.

DAILY POST reports that Smith, who was appointed by former Attorney General, Merrick Garland, brought cases accusing Trump of illegally retaining classified documents at his Florida social club and attempting to interfere with the certification of the 2020 election.

However, Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges, arguing that the cases reflected a weaponization of the legal system.

Smith dropped both cases after Trump’s election, citing a longtime-policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/Trump-sacks-team-of-lawyers-who-prosecuted-him

Since i joined nairaland on 28 jan 2008, today 28 jan 2025 i was lucky to comment first 🥇

Trump no go gree

Do me I do you...

America go take

Una never see anything. This na introduction...

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/Trump-sacks-team-of-lawyers-who-prosecuted-him

it's pay back time

Excellent

Nice. See God. They thought Trump was done

Politics of bitterness

Trump on a revenge mission ....

Donald trump is active and ready to make America great again

This guy is corrupt to the core and has exposed the fragility of Americans democracy, and even more so the hypocrisy of the supposed western idealism which is nothing more than a facade.

Nice one Mr. President.


Expected.

Now this is almighty America, if it were Nigeria, we will be schooled on how advance countries do their thing. Told how backward we are, have been and will still be. Although it is sad this is being done, they were simply doing their job, it will set a bad precedence.

Action man

Vindictive Baby Trump

Nothing presidential about him

Trump started by picking many enemies at the same time. retribution will not favour him as he may lose focus due to many court cases that may arise thereof

Someone said "Vindictive"

But i know Trump is no messiah!

This is what a dictator can do, misuse of power, soon he go carry puppets surround himself and start running presidency the African way he use to condemn

Drug cartel governance

Trump!! The strongman...

They played their game and lost. Whatever decisions you make in life be ready to face the consequences. Everyone knows that Trump cases was persecution. No US presidents has ever been harassed like Trump. What was done to him are things that you don't do to a USA president.
This is not witch hunting but he promised that he would do what is been done to them if he wins.
This is campaign promises fulfilled.

Trump just be like a higher version of Wike.....both act as though they take cracks....But funny thing is that they get jobs done!!

Below is both of them walking together on a rugged path with Trump pulling Wike ( his protege) wotoporously......

This man

Give and it shall be given unto you.

Not surprising at all!

At least he adhered closely to Nigeria's political ideology and executed it effectively.

The only difference is that he didn’t waste any time, unlike the Nigerian approach, where they typically allow you to make a few mistakes first.

Sane environment

This man will set the US 200 years backwards!

ILoveNG:
Sane environment

but if it happens in nigeria,u will shout witch hunt...if a decision is on your side no matter what it is good but if it is against you then it is bad.una get brain tumor

Is it pay back time?

Trump 🐽 wants to give them Nigeria politics in America.

Shey they said US has strong institutions. Why then is this individual this powerful?

omoredia:
Nice. See God. They thought Trump was done

Dony19:
Donald trump is active and ready to make America great again

eDoctorr:
Nice one Mr. President.


Expected.

see wetin una dey applaud, but if na Nigeria or Africa, una go dey foam for mouth ,dey do yenyenyen in saner climes blablabla ..SMH