Jay Weaver covers the recent firings (Michael Thakur, Brooke Watson, and Anne McNamara) and departures from the U.S. Attorney's office here:
In 2023, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland honored Miami federal prosecutor Brooke C. Watson with a prestigious award recognizing her “exceptional dedication” to prosecuting a ring that used fake identities to commit about $50 million in COVID-19 loan fraud. Last year, Watson received another Justice Department award for “exceptional service” disrupting a ransomware group that threatened to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from computer networks worldwide. But on Friday, Garland’s successor, Pam Bondi, fired Watson in a terse email to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami — providing no reason, according to multiple sources familiar with her termination.
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Since Trump started his second term, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has undergone a “brain drain,” losing not only Thakur and Watson to firings but also many other veteran prosecutors to retirement or career opportunities. Among them: Joan Silverstein, Bob Senior, Dan Bernstein, Kiran Bhat, Tom Watts-Fitzgerald, Jonathan Stratton, Tony Gonzalez, Ignacio Vazquez, Lisa Rubio, Dexter Lee, Jeff Kaplan and Paul Schwartz.
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Brain drain should be in quotes. Has Weaver ever objectively reported on the US Attorney’s Office? He’s a sycophantic hack.
Trump is making America great. If you are not aboard, step aside.
To 1:21 pm
Make me.
Violence is always your answer. SAD!
1:21 - you obviously have no clue how losing many of these people doesn’t make America great. Just less safe, less smart, and less prepared. But go on clutching to your cult.
:'( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiW_xY-kc
You forgot John Keller, former acting chief of PIN infamous for investigating innocent criminal defense lawyers for receipt of 6th amendment fees.
SPOT ON!
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