joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>«DOJ on Friday fired @ least 3 prosecutors involved in US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CapitolRiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CapitolRiot</span></a> criminal cases, latest moves by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin targeting attorneys connected 2 massive prosecution of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6</span></a>, 2021, attack, according to 2 people familiar w/ the matter<br>...<br>The terminations marked yet another escalation of norm-shattering moves that have raised alarm over the Trump admin’s disregard 4 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilService</span></a> protections 4 career lawyers & erosion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>'s independence from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>»</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-prosecutions-capitol-riot-trump-bondi-1107441a68cef171dfff4e680e438452" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/jan-6-prose</span><span class="invisible">cutions-capitol-riot-trump-bondi-1107441a68cef171dfff4e680e438452</span></a></p>