Move is latest in series of dismissals as Trump and allies seek retribution against civil servants in the agency

The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, fired the justice department’s top ethics adviser on Friday, the latest in a series of dismissals that comes as Donald Trump and allies have sought retribution against civil servants in the agency.

Joseph Tirrell, who had served as the head of the justice department’s ethics office, since 2023, revealed he had been fired in a post on LinkedIn. He shared Bondi’s letter to him, which misspelled his name and did not give a reason for his termination.

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    18 hours ago

    Because the emperor is perfection itself, all actions taken by His Gloriousness are perfect as well, and therefore ethical, moral, and Very Cool. This obviously eliminates any need for an ethicist.

    /s (in case it’s not obvious)

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      29 minutes ago

      He is going to say the Nixon quote but dumbed down, it’s just a matter of time

      “I’m president, so I get to decide what’s allowed (legal)”