Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Sunday he thinks President-elect Trump should fire the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff who investigated his legal cases.



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Schmitt: Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases

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After getting sworn into office, President-elect Donald Trump should embark on an effort to fire staffers at the Justice Department who worked on criminal cases against him, Sen. Eric Schmitt argued.

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Trump’s attorney general should fire all DOJ employees who investigated former prez, Sen. Schmitt argues

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Sunday he thinks President-elect Trump should fire the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff who investigated his legal cases.

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As the president-elect sets out his cabinet nominations, Newsweek asked the generative AI tool ChatGPT, "Who will Donald Trump fire first?"

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Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) called for all Department of Justice employees who worked on President-elect Donald Trump’s indictments to be fired. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Schmitt went further than most in calling for “accountability” against those who prosecuted Trump, saying retribution should extend to all employees who helped prosecute Trump. WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE “You saw all these cases …

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DOJ employees involved with Trump cases should be fired: Schmitt

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims that President Joe Biden “weaponized” the department against him.

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GOP Senator Says DOJ Staffers Who Worked On Trump Cases ‘Should Be Fired Immediately’

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sunday suggested that one of President-elect Donald Trump’s first priorities in his new term should be to fire any staff at the Justice Department who worked on cases that involved charges against Trump.

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Trump should fire DOJ employees who investigated his cases, GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt says

Sen. Eric Schmitt said that "people involved with [prosecuting Donald Trump] should be fired immediately."

GOP Senator Says Trump Should 'Immediately Fire' DOJ Staff Involved in Cases Against Him

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Sen. Schmitt, a former attorney general of Missouri, said that the DOJ staffers who had worked on the criminal cases against Trump were in effect undercutting the will of the voters.

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Trump’s AG should seek 'accountability' from DOJ staffers who investigated him, Sen. Schmitt argues

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman said the department he once worked for is facing its "worst crisis" ahead of a second Trump administration.

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"I think accountability means first and foremost the people involved in this should be fired immediately."

Schmitt: Trump should fire DOJ staff who investigated his cases

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