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Attorney General Bondi fires Capitol riot prosecutors after 54-46 confirmation

Justice Department resources allegedly used to target political opponents·February 10, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi, confirmed 54-46 on Feb. 5, 2025, fired three senior prosecutors involved in Capitol riot cases in late June 2025. The two supervisory attorneys oversaw Capitol riot prosecutions in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington and a line attorney who tried numerous insurrection cases. The termination letters cited "Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States" without providing specific reasons, and federal law enforcement officials called the firings "horrifying" and a threat to DOJ independence. Bondi also ordered DOJ to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams and curtailed Public Integrity Section anti-corruption efforts as "not a priority."

Key facts

On February 10, 2025, Pam Bondi pledged at her swearing-in ceremony that she would “make you proud” (referring to former President Trump) and “make this country proud,” signaling personal loyalty to Trump over Justice Department independence (19th News).

NBC News reported that under Bondi’s leadership the Department of Justice has been operating “dramatically at odds with how it has been run in the 50 years since Attorney General John Mitchell was sent to prison for his role in the Watergate scandal,” marking an unprecedented break from modern precedent.

Bondi’s decision to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams prompted “the largest wave of resignations by career prosecutors since Watergate,” according to NBC News, underscoring widespread career-staff dissent.