A top Justice Department official ordered the firing Friday of some prosecutors who were hired to work on cases against rioters charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, according to memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., to fire them days after Trump's sweeping clemency order benefiting more than 1,500 people charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. It was not immediately clear how many prosecutors were affected. A spokesperson for the D.C. U.S. attorney's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
