Former and current officials in the Department of Justice are planning to resign in anticipation of Donald Trump's return to the White House in January. This includes Special Counsel Jack Smith and his top team of prosecutors, who withdrew their appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's order dismissing the classified documents indictment in Florida and asked for a halt to the proceedings in the January 6-related case pending in Washington. The resume-burnishing appears to extend to main Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (housed under the DOJ), and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia office, which oversees the government's ongoing prosecution of January 6 protesters.
The corrupt operatives in the DOJ are doing more than just looking for new jobs—some are looking for attorneys. The surprising nomination of former Representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general sent terror waves throughout the DOJ. Gaetz resigned his Florida House seat last week to prepare for a nasty confirmation fight and avoid release of a House Ethics report into debunked allegations about Gaetz's conduct.
DOJ officials "wept" over Trump's victory because they know their turn under the harsh lights of federal interrogators is coming next. Multiple current and former senior Justice Department and FBI officials have begun reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration. One unnamed former top DOJ official admitted he is bracing for a potentially long and costly legal battle, as well as the possibility of protracted congressional investigations.
One longtime Democratic operative is advising top targets to leave the country, suggesting that government officials worried they will be pursued by a Trump DOJ or Republican Congress should travel "outside of the country" right around Inauguration Day.
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