Trump Administration Initiates Sweeping Purge of DOJ, FBI Officials Tied to Jan. 6 and Special Counsel Probes
Trump Administration Initiates Sweeping Purge of DOJ, FBI Officials Tied to Jan. 6 and Special Counsel Probes In a dramatic overhaul of the Justice Department and FBI, the newly inaugurated Trump administration has commenced a widespread dismissal of officials, targeting those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation and former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probes into the president. Memos dated January 31 and reviewed by CBS News reveal directives for Washington, D.C.’s Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin to fire…