Jan. 6 Prosecutors Were Already on D.C. Crime Cases. They Were Fired Anyway.

When D.C.’s new acting U.S. attorney moved to fire Jan. 6 prosecutors last Friday, those who were cut sensed a deep sense of irony.

Donald Trump has vowed to “make America safe again,” with a particular focus on D.C., which he has called “a filthy and crime-ridden embarrassment to our nation,” despite violent crime hitting a record low in 30 years in 2024.

Yet he’s in the process of gutting the institution charged with prosecuting crime in the nation’s capital.