Why would Attorney General fire three Jan. 6 prosecutors? Because Team Trump still sees the criminals as the heroes, and the heroes as the villains.

One of three career federal prosecutors fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi last week has written a passionate goodbye to his colleagues, praising them for their willingness to “enter the arena” and e

Gordon was one of many federal prosecutors who worked on cases involving the January 6th rioters. Gordon was also the lead prosecutor on the Leo Govoni case.

She characterized her dismissal as an indication of a broader destabilization inside the Justice Department and Trump administration. In a social media post this week, she wrote, "We appear to be driving straight into an abyss that holds no memory of what democracy is, was, or should be."

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the lead prosecutor handling the federal fraud case against St. Petersburg businessperson Leo Govoni, ostensibly in retaliation for his role in prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters.