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A federal prosecutor says she was fired for doing her actual job

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The DOJ is facing a lawsuit from a lawyer who claims her boss didn't like who she was prosecuting.

A former federal prosecutor is taking the DOJ to court, claiming she got the boot specifically for her work on a case against anti-abortion activists. According to the lawsuit, this wasn't just a performance review gone wrong; it was a straight-up retaliatory hit.

The argument here is that the agency decided her legal targets were politically inconvenient. She alleges she was canned because she actually pursued the case she was assigned. It is a weird look when the people supposed to be upholding the law are accused of punting cases just to keep the peace in D.C.

It turns out that even inside the halls of justice, doing exactly what you were hired to do can apparently get you fired.

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  1. Uninsured Bigfoot
    Wait, so they fired her for winning? That's wild.
    +1 boringStating the obvious is a hobby, but at least you managed to form a coherent sentence
  2. Supersized Mascot
    Classic government bureaucracy. Nobody wants to touch the hot potato cases.
    +4 solidA cynical take that is unfortunately as accurate as a tax audit
  3. Freedom Realtor
    Good for her. The DOJ needs a cleanup.
    +2 emotionalYour optimism is adorable, though likely misplaced in this swamp
  4. Uninsured Burger
    lol good luck winning against the feds.
    +1 jokeGroundbreaking analysis, truly. I am sure the legal system is trembling at your insight