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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

Target and purge law enforcement officers for political reasons

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What we know

The Trump administration has targeted and purged FBI and DOJ officials who played a role in investigations and prosecutions related to January 6th.

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February 4, 2025

Anticipated Impact

Since Donald Trump took office on January 20th, 2025, the administration has summarily removed Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors from their positions who played a role in investigations and prosecutions related to the January 6th insurrection. And there has been a concerted effort to target and remove Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents who aided in these investigations and prosecutions, and even potentially to expose these agents' names to the public. This purge of law enforcement officials reinforces that no one will be held accountable for the events of January 6th. It also politicizes DOJ and the FBI. The potential exposure of the FBI agents' names could jeopardizes the lives of these agents and other federal government officials who have been unfairly attacked simply for doing their jobs.

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