Overview
- Todd Blanche, speaking Thursday at CPAC in Grapevine, Texas, said every DOJ and FBI employee who worked on Trump prosecutions has left, been fired, or retired and he promised “justice” for Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis.
- Blanche put the DOJ total at “over 200,” a figure he presented as departures, firings, or early retirements, and CNN said it had not verified that count.
- Blanche said FBI Director Kash Patel removed agents tied to Trump probes, and CNN reported he most recently fired a dozen involved in the classified documents investigation.
- Two former FBI agents filed a civil suit last week alleging wrongful termination tied to their roles in the Biden-era Arctic Frost probe and claiming violations of their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
- The two Trump criminal cases brought by special counsel Jack Smith were dropped before January 2025, and CNN reported that DOJ and FBI units connected to those matters were later gutted.