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Fmr. Federal Prosecutor on the Turmoil Inside Trump’s Justice Department

There have been a series of reported investigations or punitive actions by the Trump DOJ against hundreds of individuals and institutions. Fmr Asst US Attorney Mike Gordon, was a senior prosecutor on the DOJ’s January 6th insurrection case before being fired — prompting him to sue, alleging that his firing was politically motivated. Gordon discusses the transformation of the DOJ under Trump's 2.0.

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