House Democrats launch review of firing of former special counsel Jack Smith's team
Source: CBS News
January 28, 2025 / 2:46 PM EST
House Democratic leaders are asking the Justice Department for an explanation for the "firing and involuntary reassignment" of career Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith. In a letter from the highest-ranking Democratic members of the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees, Reps. Jamie Raskin and Gerald Connolly claim that the way in which the staffers were fired was carried out "without regard to their demonstrated competencies" and "very likely violated longstanding federal laws."
President Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, has not yet been confirmed; however, Acting Attorney General James McHenry fired about a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for Smith on the investigation and prosecution of President Trump on Monday.
The Democrats also criticized Justice Department leadership for rescinding job offers to summer interns and entry-level attorneys and accused the department's leadership of having White House staff scrub social media profiles of department employees to "ascertain their personal political leanings."
"Taken together, your actions raise significant concern that you are determined to fill the ranks of the DOJ and FBI with career employees selected for the personal loyalty or political services they have rendered to President Trump," the congressmen wrote, demanding details on why those who have been fired or reassigned were chosen.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-democrats-jack-smith-team-firing-justice-dept/
Link to House Committee on Oversight and Reform Democrats PRESS RELEASE - Ranking Members Connolly and Raskin Demand Answers Regarding Widespread Firings, Involuntary Reassignments of Career Employees at DOJ
Link to House Committee on Oversight and Reform Democrats LETTER (PDF) - https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2025-01-28_raskin_connolly_to_mchenry_doj_-_civil_servants.pdf
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Another investigation. That will give the Orange Jesus (OJ) pause to think on his actions. (Do I really need 
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