President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general abruptly fired more than a dozen officials who worked on the two criminal cases against him, his administration’s latest act of retribution against those deemed political enemies.

The acting attorney general fired more than a dozen officials who assisted special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions against President Donald Trump.

The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump

In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday fired more than a dozen Justice Department lawyers who brought two criminal cases against him, an official said, as the Republican moves swiftly to exert greater control over the department.