According to Associated Press citing documents, this information is reported by Kontrakty.UA.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered the dismissal of prosecutors just days after Trump pardoned over 1,500 individuals charged with the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In total, approximately 20 employees from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington were let go.
In a separate memo, Bove named more than half a dozen FBI leaders who were instructed to resign or be terminated by Monday, and also requested the names, positions, and titles of all FBI employees involved in the investigation of the events of January 6, 2021. According to the acting director of the bureau, this list could contain thousands of names. Bove, who defended Trump in his criminal cases before joining the administration, stated that representatives from the Department of Justice would conduct reviews to "determine if further personnel actions are necessary."
The dismissed prosecutors had been specifically hired to investigate the January 6 case, but they were reassigned to permanent positions after Trump's victory in the November presidential election. Bove asserted that he "would not tolerate the subversive actions of the previous administration."
"Any mass firings at the FBI would be a serious blow to the historical independence of the nation's primary federal law enforcement agency from the White House, but would align with Trump's persistent determination to subordinate the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will," notes AP.
The FBI Agents Association condemned the attempts to dismiss agents as "outrageous actions by officials" that "significantly contradict the law enforcement goals outlined by President Trump."
"The dismissal of potentially hundreds of agents would seriously undermine the Bureau's ability to protect the country from national security and criminal threats and ultimately result in the Bureau and its new leadership losing," stated the association.
During the confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, whom Trump nominated for the position of FBI director, he stated that he was unaware of any plans to dismiss or otherwise penalize FBI employees involved in the Trump investigation. If confirmed, Patel promised to adhere to the FBI's internal review processes for taking action against department employees.