The hunters have gotten the hunted.
Federal prosecutors concerned within the Trump witch hunts and January 6 circumstances are exiting the Justice Division at a file fee.
A lot of Jack Smith’s prosecutors additionally concern they may go bankrupt defending themselves if Trump’s DOJ decides to launch an investigation into the Biden Regime’s weaponization of the division.
The swamp is draining itself.
The Wall Avenue Journal reported:
Justice Division attorneys who’ve angered President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are going through powerful choices about whether or not to remain in authorities—and how one can finest shield themselves from threats of retribution after Inauguration Day.
Dozens of prosecutors and brokers have labored on circumstances that probably make them susceptible, similar to particular counsel investigations of Trump, prosecutions of a whole lot of his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and contempt-of-Congress circumstances that despatched prime Trump associates Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro to jail this yr.
Their issues are a part of a broader wave of uncertainty that has swept by way of the Justice Division since Trump’s re-election, as he and his appointees brazenly float plans to fireplace profession staff and produce the division extra intently beneath presidential management.
Some division attorneys on the fence about leaving have sought counsel from Lawyer Basic Merrick Garland and different senior officers, who’ve inspired them to remain on for continuity of presidency and for his or her experience, individuals acquainted with the discussions mentioned.
Legislation companies say they’ve seen an unprecedented flood of résumés from division attorneys searching for the exits. Whereas presidential transitions at all times upend the ranks of political appointees, “now, it’s seeping into numerous profession individuals,” mentioned Steve Nelson, a authorized recruiter who helps attorneys make the leap from authorities into the non-public sector.
Earlier this month it was reported that Jack Smith’s group of partisan prosecutors are lawyering up as they brace for President Trump.
In response to Rolling Stone, Jack Smith’s group of prosecutors are additionally combing by way of their non-public {and professional} communications to ensure they haven’t written something that may be subpoenaed.
Are they deleting proof of misconduct and anti-Trump bias?
Late final month Jack Smith moved to dismiss each federal circumstances in opposition to President Trump as Trump plans to go scorched earth and fireplace the particular counsel’s total group of prosecutors.
Jack Smith requested to dismiss each the January 6 case and categorised paperwork case in opposition to President Trump.
It was beforehand reported that Jack Smith’s investigators have been fielding calls with attorneys in DC.
“One former senior White Home official mentioned aides contained in the White Home and throughout varied federal businesses are intensely apprehensive concerning the risk that the incoming Trump administration will prosecute anybody deemed as having antagonized the president-elect,” CNN reported.
“Moreover, a number of outstanding white-collar attorneys throughout Washington have fielded calls in current weeks from authorities officers, together with investigators from Smith’s workplace, who’re involved they could possibly be focused by the incoming Trump administration,” the outlet reported.
Rolling Stone additionally reported that Jack Smith’s prosecutors are afraid they may go bankrupt and are inquiring about taking steps to guard their household’s property.
“Some federal investigators, together with extra junior workers, have talked to attorneys and authorized teams about potential methods a rejuvenated Trump Justice Division might attempt to make their lives hell, what precautionary measures they need to take, and even how one can keep away from going bankrupt if the revenge probes are available in full drive, the sources add,” Rolling Stone reported.
“At the very least one such investigator has privately inquired if there are steps, even excessive ones, they will take to guard their partner’s property, within the occasion of dangerous felony fees, the previous DOJ official says,” the journal reported.
