DOJ Sacks More Than A Dozen Career Prosecutors Who Worked For Jack Smith
Charlie Kirk Staff
01/29/2025
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The Justice Department is dismissing more than a dozen key officials from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team, who were involved in prosecuting President Donald Trump.
Acting Attorney General James McHenry cited concerns that these officials could not be trusted in “faithfully implementing the president’s agenda,” according to information obtained by Fox News Digital. McHenry has sent termination letters to each of the affected officials, a Justice Department representative confirmed exclusively to Fox News Digital.
“Today, Acting Attorney General James McHenry terminated the employment of a number of DOJ officials who played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump,” a DOJ official told Fox News Digital.
“In light of their actions, the Acting Attorney General does not trust these officials to assist in faithfully implementing the President’s agenda.” The action “is consistent with the mission of ending the weaponization of government,” the official told Fox News.
The decision comes on the heels of the Justice Department’s reassignment of more than a dozen officials during Trump’s first week in office to a Sanctuary City task force and other initiatives.
Additionally, Fox News reported that prosecutors who worked alongside Special Counsel Jack Smith did so voluntarily rather than being formally assigned. The network noted that, in general, prosecutors who volunteer for a special counsel investigation often have a strong personal interest in pursuing the target.
In November 2022, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith, a veteran Justice Department official, as special counsel. Smith, who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and led the DOJ’s public integrity section, was tasked with investigating Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office and whether he obstructed the federal government’s probe.
Smith was also assigned to oversee the investigation into whether Trump or other officials attempted to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election, including the certification of the Electoral College vote on January 6, 2021.
In a move that shocked but did not surprise most Republicans, Smith ultimately indicted Trump in both cases. However, Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.