The Department of Justice (DOJ) fired prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol and demanded the names of the FBI agents involved in the case ahead of a possible similar purge, The Associated Press (AP) reported Friday.
The firing — ordered by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove — affected about 12 employees at the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, the outlet reported.
More than six FBI senior executives were ordered to retire or be fired by Monday, according to a separate memo by Bove, the AP reported. Bove also reportedly asked for the names, titles and offices of all FBI employees — potentially thousands — who worked on the J6 investigations.
The DOJ would then execute a “review process to determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary,” Bove said, according to the outlet.
Bove also said he would not “tolerate…
