FBI employees prosecuting President Donald Trump have reportedly received termination notices effective immediately. The notice, obtained from former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin, states:
“You played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump… Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully.”
The letter obtained by Seraphin and posted on his social media cites Trump’s directive on his first day back in office, condemning what he called a “systematic campaign” by the previous administration to target political opponents. The notice emphasizes the Justice Department’s role in prosecuting Trump and states that trust in these employees has been lost.
The officials have the right to appeal their dismissal through the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board within 30 days. The full notice is available below.
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Here is Seraphin’s full post:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Employees who were involved in the inappropriate actions against
@realDonaldTrump have received this notice. “You played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump… Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully.” See complete notice below
Notice of Removal from Federal Service This letter provides official notice that you are being removed from your position at the Department of Justice, and from the federal service, effective immediately.
As President Trump declared on his first day back in office, “[t)he American people have witnessed the previous administration engage in a systematic campaign against its perceived political opponents, weaponizing the legal force of numerous Federal law enforcement agencies… against those perceived political opponents in the form of investigations, prosecutions, civil enforcement actions, and other related actions.” Nowhere was that effort more salient than in the unprecedented prosecutions the Department of Justice vigorously pursued against President Trump himself. You played a significant role in prosecuting President Trump. The proper functioning of government critically depends on the trust superior officials place in their subordinates. Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully.
As a result, pursuant to Article Il of the Constitution and the laws of the United States, your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately. If applicable, you may have a right to file an appeal of this removal with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) within 30 days of the effective date of the removal action. For more information on how to file an appeal with the MSPB. please visit www*mspb*gov