Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal laws."

Mr. Trump has declared on Truth Social that Mr. Smith “should be prosecuted for election interference & prosecutorial misconduct.” The president has also called him a “career criminal.” He also reposted the radio host Mark Levin’s view that “Jack Smith must go to prison.”

As Republicans' take on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection evolved from disapproving to defensive, Kash Patel played a role in reframing their position.

The Justice Department has terminated over a dozen employees linked to President Trump's prosecutions, signalling a shift in departmental loyalty.

The firing of career Justice Department lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump was designed to intimidate DOJ workers and deter investigations of Trump's second term, former officials say.

The firings are the latest fallout from investigations into Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.

I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully.’

The acting attorney general said these officials could not be trusted to "faithfully implement the president's agenda."

Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and intimidation to thwart potential investigations of his second term.