Some Justice Department career officials who worked on cases against Trump and the agency’s Jan. 6 probe have been fired.
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President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Justice Department Friday, amid concerns his administration will infringe on the separation of powers between the executive branch and the agency—a prominent target of his ire during his first and former Joe Biden’s presidencies.Key Facts
Trump, describing his speech as “a complete gamut,” on Thursday said he will lay out the “vision” of his top law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, and touch on “crime in the streets” and “immigration,” among other issues.
The agency has already undergone a series of staffing shakeups since Trump took office, including the removal of multiple senior career officials who were involved in prosecutions against Trump and the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
In another controversial move, it dropped the federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, leading critics to speculate whether the move was intended to create a quid pro quo with the mayor in exchange for his support of Trump’s immigration policies and prompting the resignations of multiple federal prosecutors.
