The Justice Department moved on Wednesday to dismiss the Palm Beach classified documents case against two employees of President Donald Trump, following the agency’s firing of more than a dozen federal prosecutors on the former special counsel’s team that had filed the original indictment.

The Justice Department is firing "over a dozen" officials who were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's teams that prosecuted President Donald Trump, officials confirmed to ABC News Monday.

Fox News contributor Byron York discusses the Justice Department's decision to fire employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith in prosecuting President Donald Trump on ‘America’s Newsroom.

The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

The Justice Department is firing "over a dozen" officials who were part of former special counsel Jack ... Vegas to Miami on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Smith resigned ...

This week on Capitol Hill, President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks faced scrutiny by Senators and among the most anticipated was the questioning of Attorney General hopeful Pam Bondi. Former lead investigator for the January 6 Select Committee Tim Heaphy discusses Bondi’s hearing and special counsel Jack Smith’s final statements on his probes into Trump.

Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal laws."

The acting attorney general said these officials could not be trusted to "faithfully implement the president's agenda."

Could the dropping of charges clear the way for the release of the special counsel’s report on the prosecution?

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.