US Attorneys Said to Be Told to Justify Keeping Newest Prosecutors

Justice Department headquarters has given all 93 US attorneys two business days to explain why prosecutors they’ve hired in the past two years who aren’t focused on Trump priorities such as immigration and public safety should be retained, said five people briefed on the situation.

Although the nation’s chief prosecutors haven’t been told exactly how the department will use this information, some are treating it as a weekend assignment to save the jobs of numerous line attorneys and support staff on probationary status who aren’t pursuing cases aligned with the president’s agenda.

US attorneys must provide by Feb. 10 justifications ...