The Trump administration has fired hundreds of lawyers who worked on the January 6th investigation and prosecution.
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All In with Chris HayesSep 19, 2026
The sources clearly support that the Trump administration fired lawyers who worked on the January 6 investigation and prosecution, including 15 prosecutors on January 31, 2025, and dozens in the first month per USA Today/Politico.
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… Well, of course it would, and. What's amazing to me is that they even bothered denying it, this point because they sacked hundreds of lawyers simply because they had done their job of working on the January 6th investigation and prosecution, and they're very open about it. And they're basically none of them left in the Department of Justice. Thousands of people have been forced to leave or have left the Department of Justice since they got in there. …
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Contradicts. USA Today reports that in Trump's first month back, DOJ fired 'dozens' of prosecutors who worked on J6 cases, a figure well below 'hundreds' for that specific group.[3]
Supports. The House Judiciary Committee Democrats report that DOJ fired 15 prosecutors who worked on the Capitol breach prosecutions on January 31, 2025, with a termination letter citing their J6 prosecution work.[2]
Supports. NBC News reports DOJ fired several career lawyers who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's cases, and the AP reports firings included lawyers who prosecuted the Capitol attack.[1][4]
Context. CREW's analysis counts 202 fired officials overall and about 70% of 608 departures across four categories, including J6 investigators, so 'hundreds' fits broader DOJ firings rather than J6 lawyers alone.[5]
Context. Justice Connection estimates more than 230 lawyers, agents and other employees across the department were fired in 2025, a broader population than J6 lawyers.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Where Are They Now | U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratsdemocrats-judiciary.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Trump Justice Department exodus hinders prosecutions, ex-officials sayusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5www.citizensforethics.org › reports-investigationsDOJ has lost 6,000 years of expertise because of agency ...citizensforethics.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experiencedailybulletin.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: ‘A great deal of fear'chicagotribune.com · not rated · cited for: context
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