A career federal prosecutor who was fired without reason last month in yet another stunning breach of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House is now challenging what he is calling an unlawful dismissal.
Late last month, Los Angeles-based federal prosecutor Adam Schleifer was dismissed in an email that came directly from a White House official, with no apparent reason for the firing provided, the New York Times reported.
At the time of his firing, Schleifer had been working on a case against the founder of Fatburger, Andrew Wiederhorn, who has been a donor to political action committees that have stood behind Trump.
And notably, right before he was fired, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer shared a post on X, surfacing old posts from Schleifer from before he was working as a government lawyer that were critical of Trump.
A career federal prosecutor who was fired without reason last month in yet another stunning breach of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House is now challenging what he is calling an unlawful dismissal.
Late last month, Los Angeles-based federal prosecutor Adam Schleifer was dismissed in an email that came directly from a White House official, with no apparent reason for the firing provided, the New York Times reported.
At the time of his firing, Schleifer had been working on a case against the founder of Fatburger, Andrew Wiederhorn, who has been a donor to political action committees that have stood behind Trump.
And notably, right before he was fired, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer shared a post on X, surfacing old posts from Schleifer from before he was working as a government lawyer that were critical of Trump.
A career federal prosecutor who was fired without reason last month in yet another stunning breach of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House is now challenging what he is calling an unlawful dismissal.
Late last month, Los Angeles-based federal prosecutor Adam Schleifer was dismissed in an email that came directly from a White House official, with no apparent reason for the firing provided, the New York Times reported.
At the time of his firing, Schleifer had been working on a case against the founder of Fatburger, Andrew Wiederhorn, who has been a donor to political action committees that have stood behind Trump.
And notably, right before he was fired, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer shared a post on X, surfacing old posts from Schleifer from before he was working as a government lawyer that were critical of Trump.
