Lawyers Warn DOJ Against Continued Firings of Prosecutors and FBI Agents

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Lawyers Warn DOJ Against Continued Firings of Prosecutors and FBI Agents
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A group of attorneys has threatened legal action against the Justice Department if it continues firing prosecutors and FBI agents who worked on investigations related to January 6th and former President Trump's handling of classified documents. They argue these firings may violate due process rights and put employees at risk of harassment and doxing.

A group of attorneys have put the Justice Department “on notice,” warning that the continued firing of prosecutors or FBI agents could trigger swift legal action. In recent days, Trump appointees have begun terminating or threatening to terminate people who lawfully investigated Jan. 6 or President Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago home when he was under criminal indictment for allegedly illegally retaining classified documents.

A former U.S. attorney who investigated Jan. 6 said that they knew at least 25 of 30 agents who had been fired or transferred to another office, according toreported on Jan. 31. The Justice Department announced last week that over a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal probes of Donald Trump under former special counsel Jack Smith were fired after being deemed unable to “faithfully implement” Trump’s agenda.

The lawyers for the fired prosecutors and agents say that, at a minimum, individuals who were let go should have been given a written proposal of “disciplinary action or termination” and then given a chance to respond and, if necessary — and at their own expense — find an attorney to appeal the decision.“If you proceed with terminations and/or public exposure of terminated employees’ identities, we stand ready to vindicate their rights through all available legal means,” the Feb.

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