The Trump administration has removed the U.S. Justice Department's senior career ethics official from his post, according to a person familiar with the matter, in an action likely to stoke fears about whether the department will be able to remain insulated from political pressures and conflicts,

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.

Corey Amundson, the U.S. Justice Department's senior career official in charge of overseeing public corruption and other politically sensitive investigations, resigned on Monday after the Trump administration tried to reassign him to a new role working on immigration issues,

THE US Justice Department fired a number of officials on Monday who were involved in the criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Read more at The Business Times.

Trump had vowed before the election to fire Smith ‘on day one’ and accused the Justice Department under Democratic president Joe Biden of conducting a ‘political witchhunt’ against him

The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.

The US Justice Department fired a number of officials on Monday who were involved in the criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump. The firing of the Justice Department officials involved in prosecuting Trump was not unexpected.

Lawyers who worked on cases are asked to turn over files, notes and other records.

The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.

DOJ directive released on Friday states it will limit enforcement of federal law to cases involving death, injury or serious property damage.