Former DOJ Trump ‘loyalty test’ prosecutors are planning to run for office and fight back

The Justice Department building in Washington, D.C. The agency has forced out scores of civil servants, some of whom are now running for office - (Getty)

At this time last year, Ryan Crosswell was hard at work trying to put New York City’s mayor in prison on corruption charges while serving as a prosecutor in the Justice Department.

But after resigning in protest over the Trump administration's decision to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams and cut back on prosecutions of public corruption cases, he’s looking at a switching careers to making laws instead of enforcing them.