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Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6

Name: Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6
Uploaded: 2025-03-03T19:05:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 7 s
Description: The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related case were demoted last week at the direction of Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.

The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related case were demoted last week at the direction of Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.