President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to make plans for his first several days in office and it is looking like it won’t be pretty for many people currently employed by the corrupt Biden-Harris Justice Department. According to a Friday report, Trump is planning to dismiss all individuals involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against him.
According to The Washington Post, multiple sources close to Trump’s transition team indicated that the dismissals would also include career attorneys, a notable departure from the norm, as such positions are typically retained during administrative transitions. Additionally, the report stated that Trump intends to establish investigative teams within the Department of Justice to search for evidence of alleged fraud in the 2020 election, focusing on key battleground states.
Trump Press Secretary-designate Karoline Leavitt appeared to address the report in a statement. “President Trump campaigned on firing rogue bureaucrats who have engaged in the illegal weaponization of our American justice system, and the American people can expect he will deliver on that promise,” she said. “One of the many reasons that President Trump won the election in a landslide is Americans are sick and tired of seeing their tax dollars spent on targeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s political enemies rather than going after real violent criminals in our streets,” she added.
Trump’s plans follow his announcement on Thursday of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his choice for U.S. Attorney General. Bondi’s nomination comes after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) withdrew from consideration earlier this week, following discussions with several U.S. Senators about his likelihood of being confirmed.
Gaetz resigned from his seat in the 118th Congress to pursue the position of U.S. attorney general but has since been the subject of speculation regarding a potential return to his former seat in the 119th Congress after just winning reelection earlier this month. Within 24 hours, Gaetz announced he had made his decision. The 42-year-old firebrand conservative withdrew his nomination for attorney general amid intense criticism that jeopardized his chances of surviving a U.S. Senate confirmation.
His departure from the 118th Congress coincided with news that the House Ethics Committee had deadlocked on whether to release a report containing testimony from female witnesses alleging involvement in underage sexual encounters with the four-term congressman. A return to office could have prompted the report’s release—an outcome that may have influenced Gaetz’s decision not to go back to the House.
“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” he told Charlie Kirk in an interview, CNN reported. “There are a number of fantastic Floridians who’ve stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I’m actually excited to see Northwest Florida go to new heights and have great representation.” He added: “I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.”
First elected in 2016, the Florida congressman quickly became a fierce partisan fighter during the Trump administration, frequently targeting fellow Republicans whom he accused of failing to aggressively champion the MAGA agenda. His combative tactics often drew backlash from colleagues within the GOP caucus, but his approach helped open the door for other pro-Trump figures, such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who joined Congress in 2021. While Gaetz’s next move remains uncertain, he is widely expected to maintain significant influence during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
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