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An anonymous prosecutor in the Washington, D.C., metro area has admitted that career Justice Department officials are preparing to retaliate against Trump administration personnel if Democrats recapture the White House.
In an interview published Nov. 16, 2025, by The New York Times Magazine, the prosecutor described ongoing departures from the department and expressed frustration over personnel changes.
"The D.C. office is hemorrhaging bodies, and they will probably get rid of two competent people for stating relevant facts that were on the record," the prosecutor said. "I don’t think people will truly understand what’s happening to justice in America until it impacts them. Even my family: My parents voted for Trump. I don’t think they see it as a priority. I mean, they’re not going to be criminally indicted anytime soon. When I tell them what’s happening, I don’t think they really believe me.
"It would take a lot of restraint not to retaliate in the next administration. A lot of career people are helping the administration now. I have a list in my head, and if we get out of this, some of them I’m holding to account. A lot could be validly criminally probed. But the back-and-forth will not be good."
The article, titled "The Unraveling of the Justice Department," featured interviews with more than 60 former DOJ attorneys who resigned or were fired during Trump's second term.
It detailed mass pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, dismissals of corruption cases, and shifts in enforcement priorities.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson dismissed the complaints in a statement.
"These are nothing more than pathetic complaints lodged by anti-Trump government workers," Jackson said. "President Trump is working on behalf of the millions of Americans who voted for him all across the country, not the D.C. bureaucrats who try to stymie the American people’s agenda at every turn."
The Justice Department has reported replacing many departed staff and defended changes as aligning with the elected president's agenda.
And there you have it, America—a stunning admission from inside the deep state bureaucracy that revenge, not justice, is on the menu for the future. This is what weaponization looks like when the mask slips.
