The norm-shattering move is consistent with the President’s determination to purge the government of workers his administration perceives as disloyal.

The US Justice Department fired a number of officials on Monday who were involved in the criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump. “Acting attorney general James McHenry made this decision because he did not believe these officials could be trusted to faithfully implement the president’s agenda because of their significant role in prosecuting the president,

The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department. It reflects the administration’s determination to purge the government of workers it perceives as disloyal to the president.