President Trump announced Tuesday that he had directed the Justice Department to terminate all US lawyers appointed under the Biden administration. The federal agency claimed it was “politicized more than ever.”
Trump, 78, said he repeatedly claimed that former President Joe Biden had “weaponized” the DOJ to bring federal accusations against him.
“For the past four years, the Department of Justice has never been more politicized,” said the commander. I wrote it in a Truth Social Post.
“Therefore, I directed the end of all remaining “Biden-era” US lawyers. We need to “clean the house” quickly and restore confidence. In America's golden age, there must be a fair justice system. It starts today! ”
The announcement comes a week after the White House issued a notice of fire to several federal prosecutors appointed by the Biden administration.
It is standard practice for US lawyers to resign after a new president takes office, but current and former Justice Department lawyers demand that new administration resign instead of issuing a letter of hastily fired up He also pointed out that it is conventional. Reuters reported.
Just a month after Trump was sworn as the 47th president, his administration has been involved in dozens of direct involvement in the prosecution of more than 1,500 individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. He fired a federal prosecutor.
At least 15 career staff reportedly have been reassigned at agents, including those who promoted the FBI attack on Trump's Mar-a-Lago real estate.
The Justice Department also x many officials involved in the Trump prosecution of former special adviser Jack Smith.
Smith, 55, has filed two criminal cases against Trump about his efforts to destroy the results of the 2020 election and retain documents classified after the presidency.
The case of documents classified by a federal judge in Florida was dismissed last July, and the election interference lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., shortly after Trump's election day victory.
Trump has long argued that Smith's efforts to indict him were “witch hunts” and symbolized the “weaponization” of the Biden administration's Justice Department.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him by Smith, who resigned shortly before the president was sworn in.
Trump has already tapped several new members to lead the DOJ, including President-named Judge Jason Reading, as the next US lawyer in the Southern District of Florida.
Nassau County Judge Joseph Noserra Jr. was selected to lead the Eastern District of New York, along with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton as a US lawyer for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan.
Trump also oversaw all of the fires in the January 6th riot lawsuit and appointed Edward Martin, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests to post comments.
