U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has dismissed multiple prosecutors and staff involved in high-profile investigations related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and former President Donald Trump's legal cases. Initially, Bondi abruptly fired three prosecutors who were directly handling criminal cases stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack, including two supervisory attorneys and a line prosecutor responsible for cases from the Capitol protest. Subsequently, she expanded the dismissals to at least 20 prosecutors and support staff members who assisted former Special Counsel Jack Smith in investigating the January 6 events and Trump's handling of classified documents. Additionally, Bondi terminated her personal ethics adviser, Joseph Tirrell, who was responsible for advising the Department of Justice's top officials on ethical matters. These actions reflect a broad reshaping of personnel involved in politically sensitive investigations under Bondi's leadership at the Justice Department.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired the attorney responsible for advising the U.S. Department of Justice's top officials on matters of ethics. https://t.co/Ar7yw9axgp
BREAKING: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, Joseph Tirrell.
🚨BREAKING: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi just axed her own ethics adviser, Joseph Tirrell; according to two sources close to the matter. When the person tasked with keeping you ethical gets fired, it usually means they were doing their job a little too well.