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Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

It will also look at the capital right investigations and what the memo calls the pursuit of improper investigative tactics. and unethical prosecutions relating to the Capitol attack. Now, Bondi has been a fierce defender of Trump over the years. Before she was attorney general, she talked about investigating the investigators. And there are certainly concerns that that's what's going on here.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

And look, in the past few weeks, the department has already fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on Trump investigations because the new leadership said those folks couldn't be trusted to carry out the president's agenda. And there's also been turmoil at the FBI. So where do things stand now? Right. There's been a lot of nervousness and fear at the FBI over the past week.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

And look, in the past few weeks, the department has already fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on Trump investigations because the new leadership said those folks couldn't be trusted to carry out the president's agenda. And there's also been turmoil at the FBI. So where do things stand now? Right. There's been a lot of nervousness and fear at the FBI over the past week.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

And look, in the past few weeks, the department has already fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on Trump investigations because the new leadership said those folks couldn't be trusted to carry out the president's agenda. And there's also been turmoil at the FBI. So where do things stand now? Right. There's been a lot of nervousness and fear at the FBI over the past week.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Remember, the FBI falls under the authority of the Justice Department. But the panic at the FBI started after the number two official at the Justice Department ordered the firing. of eight senior career FBI officials, and at the same time demanded a list of all FBI personnel who worked on any January 6th case. That's around 5,000 FBI employees and all.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Remember, the FBI falls under the authority of the Justice Department. But the panic at the FBI started after the number two official at the Justice Department ordered the firing. of eight senior career FBI officials, and at the same time demanded a list of all FBI personnel who worked on any January 6th case. That's around 5,000 FBI employees and all.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Remember, the FBI falls under the authority of the Justice Department. But the panic at the FBI started after the number two official at the Justice Department ordered the firing. of eight senior career FBI officials, and at the same time demanded a list of all FBI personnel who worked on any January 6th case. That's around 5,000 FBI employees and all.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Now, that set off fears at the FBI of possible mass firings. Sources told me about FBI agents printing out their HR files because they were worried that they'd be fired immediately, they wouldn't have access to the system. Things have settled down a bit in the past few days. The FBI handed over a list of employees who worked January 6 cases, but not the agents' names, to the Justice Department.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Now, that set off fears at the FBI of possible mass firings. Sources told me about FBI agents printing out their HR files because they were worried that they'd be fired immediately, they wouldn't have access to the system. Things have settled down a bit in the past few days. The FBI handed over a list of employees who worked January 6 cases, but not the agents' names, to the Justice Department.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Now, that set off fears at the FBI of possible mass firings. Sources told me about FBI agents printing out their HR files because they were worried that they'd be fired immediately, they wouldn't have access to the system. Things have settled down a bit in the past few days. The FBI handed over a list of employees who worked January 6 cases, but not the agents' names, to the Justice Department.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

The department says this is part of a review process related to ending what it calls the weaponization of the justice system. There are still concerns, though, about FBI agents' names possibly being made public. And then they or their families facing threats. Remember, Trump pardoned some 1,500 January 6th defendants, including people who were convicted of violence.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

The department says this is part of a review process related to ending what it calls the weaponization of the justice system. There are still concerns, though, about FBI agents' names possibly being made public. And then they or their families facing threats. Remember, Trump pardoned some 1,500 January 6th defendants, including people who were convicted of violence.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

The department says this is part of a review process related to ending what it calls the weaponization of the justice system. There are still concerns, though, about FBI agents' names possibly being made public. And then they or their families facing threats. Remember, Trump pardoned some 1,500 January 6th defendants, including people who were convicted of violence.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Agents have actually filed two lawsuits to try to prevent agents' names from being made public. So there's a lot of concern here. There's a court hearing scheduled on those lawsuits today. So there will certainly be more to come.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Agents have actually filed two lawsuits to try to prevent agents' names from being made public. So there's a lot of concern here. There's a court hearing scheduled on those lawsuits today. So there will certainly be more to come.

Up First from NPR
Trump's Justice Department, Disappearing DEI, Flu Peaks Again

Agents have actually filed two lawsuits to try to prevent agents' names from being made public. So there's a lot of concern here. There's a court hearing scheduled on those lawsuits today. So there will certainly be more to come.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 8PM EST

Oath Keepers founder and leader Stuart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and sentenced to 18 years in prison. President Trump, in one of his first acts back in office, commuted Rhodes' sentence to time served. On Friday, a judge barred Rhodes from visiting D.C., the U.S.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 8PM EST

Oath Keepers founder and leader Stuart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and sentenced to 18 years in prison. President Trump, in one of his first acts back in office, commuted Rhodes' sentence to time served. On Friday, a judge barred Rhodes from visiting D.C., the U.S.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 8PM EST

Capitol, or its grounds without the court's permission. The new Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney pushed back, arguing that Rhodes and seven other Oathkeeper defendants were no longer subject to the court's supervision. Now, the judge has agreed that Trump's act of clemency does away with the defendant's supervised release and they are not bound by the travel restrictions.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-27-2025 8PM EST

Capitol, or its grounds without the court's permission. The new Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney pushed back, arguing that Rhodes and seven other Oathkeeper defendants were no longer subject to the court's supervision. Now, the judge has agreed that Trump's act of clemency does away with the defendant's supervised release and they are not bound by the travel restrictions.