U.S. Acting Attorney General Fires About 30 Prosecutors Handling Capitol Riot Cases

BlockBeats News, February 1st. On January 31st local time, two sources familiar with the matter said that Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin has dismissed approximately 30 federal prosecutors who were handling the January 6th "Capitol Hill riot" case in the Washington D.C. office over the past four years.

According to reports, these prosecutors received their dismissal notices on the same day. The layoffs accounted for about 8% of the total number of prosecutors in the office. This decision will impact the office's civil, appellate, district, and violent crime divisions. (FXStreet)