President Donald Trump’s administration has dismissed multiple U.S. attorneys as part of a broad effort to eliminate corruption and restore trust in the Department of Justice. The White House issued termination notices to at least a dozen federal prosecutors Wednesday evening, with expectations that more may follow.
Tara McGrath, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, was among the first to be notified of her dismissal. Others removed include Erek L. Barron in Maryland, Dena J. King in North Carolina, and Tessa Gorman in Washington. These prosecutors were appointed under the Biden administration and had overseen cases that many conservatives say were driven by political bias.
93 federal prosecutors just opened their email to this: pic.twitter.com/LdozagyN8e
— Randy Bush (@randy270281) February 13, 2025
A letter sent to at least one dismissed official stated, “At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as U.S. Attorney is terminated, effective immediately.” This level of direct White House involvement in removing U.S. attorneys marks a significant shift from previous administrations, where such actions were typically handled within the Justice Department.
President Trump has FIRED all federal prosecutors appointed by Biden. Too bad we can't get rid of Obama lawyer from Texas House! #txlege pic.twitter.com/CZ03kL2YOq
— Abraham George 🇺🇸 (@abrahamgeorge) February 13, 2025
Since taking office, Trump has prioritized cleaning out politicized elements within the DOJ and FBI. His administration has already issued pardons to January 6 defendants and has installed an advocate for them as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. The White House has also requested personnel records of FBI officials involved in Capitol-related investigations, raising speculation about further removals.
What’s that? Trump fired ALL federal prosecutors?
Turn it up! “YMCA!” pic.twitter.com/H9foyTZU9i— KerryO-akaGypsy1776 (@oneilkagypsy) February 13, 2025
Sen. Tom Cotton confirmed that Jonathan Ross, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, was initially among those terminated but was reinstated after the senator intervened with senior White House officials.
The Justice Department has yet to release an official count of how many attorneys have been dismissed. More removals may be on the horizon as Trump continues reshaping the department to remove political bias and restore credibility.
