Carrie Johnson
@johnson_carrie
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Carrie Johnson covers the Justice Department for NPR. Nieman Class of 2020. Loud laugher, dog spoiler, prosecco fan. Email to [email protected]
Washington DC
Joined May 2011
I’m a career prosecutor. Trump fired me, but I know what I did for the U.S.
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“I am grateful to have the opportunity to continue leading the Office of Special Counsel and I am resuming my work tonight.” - Hampton Dellinger
Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an "administrative stay" letting Hampton Dellinger continue to serve as head of the Office of Special Counsel. Trump fired him Fri. despite 4 yrs left on his statutory term, with removal only for "inefficiency, neglect or malfeasance." ... /1
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Lately I've had cause to revisit a number of stories I wrote in 2008. Today's blast from the past -
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RT @nateraymond: Musk calls for an end to life tenure for federal judges and allowing elected policymakers to remove the "worst" judges.
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RT @kaitlancollins: Asked if he plans to fire the FBI agents who worked on the Jan. 6 investigations, President Trump says “no” but he plan…
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RT @acltv: Sturgill Simpson returns to the ACL stage under a new name, Johnny Blue Skies; the iconoclast and his ace four-piece band thrill…
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RT @JakeBGibson: On her first full day as AG, Pam Bondi is traveling to New Orleans to survey security for the upcoming Super Bowl with Gov…
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RT @joshgerstein: ICYMI in @playbookdc: With little fanfare, federal prosecutors-now overseen by Trump appointees-closed a probe into theft…
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Former DOJ lawyer starts group to defend government employees under attack
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RT @JStein_WaPo: A federal worker sent me audio of a call that HR did today with staff about "deferred resignation" agreements offered by D…
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RT @BLaw: Former NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox has sued over her unprecedented removal from the board by President Donald Trump, in a case that…
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RT @FBIWFO: FBI Washington Field Office Releases Seeking Information Posters for Two Senior Iranian Intelligence Officers Involved in the A…
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Federal agents implore Congress to step in and stop FBI purge, saying it’s a dangerous distraction in a high-threat environment
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RT @JordanOnRecord: Taylor Taranto's attorney wants a judge to dismiss all of the remaining firearm counts against him stemming from his ar…
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Justice Department changes rattle current and former agency veterans
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The Trump administration has begun firing or reassigning career officials in the DOJ
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