Justice Department Fires Multiple Prosecutors, Staff from Trump Prosecutions

The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of President Donald Trump, affecting personnel involved in cases on classified documents and election interference. These terminations are part of a broader wave targeting staff associated with Trump-related cases, following earlier dismissals of over a dozen prosecutors earlier in 2025 and several involved in Capitol riot investigations. Smith's 2023 indictments accused Trump of hoarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, but neither case went to trial. The Supreme Court limited the election interference case by granting immunity to sitting presidents for official acts, and a Trump-appointed judge dismissed the classified documents case based on the legality of Smith's appointment. Consequently, Smith withdrew both cases in November 2024 after Trump's election victory, citing a Justice Department legal opinion shielding sitting presidents from federal prosecution. The recent firings have reportedly disregarded traditional civil service protections and are seen as an assertion of presidential authority.