'Probably Illegal': Law Professor Spots 1 Trump Move That Could Be 'Very Destructive'
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New York University law school professor Ryan Goodman said the reported plan "smacks of political retribution."
New York University law professor Ryan Goodman on Friday sounded the alarm on Donald Trump’s reported plan to fire those who worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue federal prosecutions against him.
Goodman, in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, called the reported plan “extraordinary on so many levels” before adding that the firings would affect “civil servants who have legal protections” including those who probably didn’t have a choice but to work with Smith’s team.
“And they might be some of the best in the country so to fire those people categorically who have protections, which also means that it would be probably illegal firings,” he added.
He continued, “And a huge part of the Justice Department and Pam Bondi will be caught up in a huge amount of employment litigation over all of their claims were they to go down that path. So it’s just very destructive. It smacks of political retribution.”
Goodman said the idea of Trump announcing such firings — or reports on the plan before there is “any kind of investigation” into members of Smith’s team — would give those fired “very strong legal claims.”
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