Trump should fire DOJ workers involved with his cases, GOP senator says

Source: Axios

7 hours ago


Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), once on the shortlist to be attorney general under the incoming Trump administration, suggested Sunday that Justice Department employees who investigated the president-elect should be "fired immediately."

Why it matters: President-elect Trump's victory has marked a major fork in the road for his ongoing legal cases and could prompt vast changes at the DOJ, which Trump and his allies often claim has been "weaponized."

The election presented a stark reality for the first convicted felon to win the presidency: victory meant a return to the White House — a loss could have meant time behind bars.

But now, the DOJ is facing a looming dramatic upheaval, with special counsel Jack Smith and his team in the spotlight. Trump has vowed to fire Smith within "two seconds" of his return.

Driving the news: Schmitt, the former Missouri attorney general, suggested that one of Trump's first priorities should be firing those "involved" in the cases against him in a Sunday interview with NBC's "Meet the Press."

"And anybody part of this effort to keep President Trump off the ballot and to throw him in jail for the rest of his life because they didn't like his politics and to continue to cast him as a quote, unquote threat to democracy was wrong," he added.

Between the lines: Trump, throughout his 2024 campaign, publicly suggested he would seek retribution against political opponents.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/24/trump-fire-doj-employees-eric-schmitt

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This isn't "Celebrity Apprentice". The only ones they can "fire" (without cause) are the appointees, NOT the civil servants.