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Two federal prosecutors fired by President Donald Trump after working on special counsel Jack Smith’s legal team investigating the commander-in-chief have founded a new law firm to battle corruption.
Molly Gaston and J.P. Cooney have formed a boutique firm in Washington, D.C., to do much of what they did for the Justice Department — but now in private practice.
“We will offer a unique combination of services, including public integrity counseling to state and local governments, strategic representation at every stage of congressional and criminal investigations, and trial-ready representation in criminal and civil cases,” Cooney wrote in a LinkedIn blog post.
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President Donald Trump fired prosecutors who worked on cases against him upon taking office in January. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“We are thrilled to join the emerging market of boutique firms offering independent representation and zealous advocacy,” he added.
The pair were part of Smith’s legal team looking into potential election interference and allegations that Trump moved classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago residence. The cases against Trump were dropped when he took office in January.
They were then fired, along with several others who worked on Smith’s prosecutions, with termination letters saying they couldn’t be trusted to “faithfully implement” the president’s agenda, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to make remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“We conducted a thorough and efficient investigation under very difficult circumstances. The simple fact is that we ran out of time,” Cooney told the…
