U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi just fired several employees at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) who were involved in ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations of President Donald Trump. 

The Hill reports that Bondi fired "at least nine DOJ workers on Friday."

Other outlets, however, are claiming that the number could be around 20.

It is not immediately clear why there is such a large discrepancy in these reports. Something that would clear this up would be an official statement from Bondi or the DOJ, but, so far, we do not have one.

6 to 20 DOJ employees fired

Jack Smith, of course, is the infamous lawyer whom the Biden administration selected to lead the prosecution of Trump over alleged election interference and over alleged mishandling of classified documents. Smith ultimately failed, and he got out of town before Trump re-entered the White House.

There still, however, remain at the DOJ some individuals who participated in Smith's prosecutions of Trump.

The Hill reports:

At least nine DOJ workers were terminated by Bondi on Friday, The New York Times reported, while other outlets including Axios and The Washington Post reported that 20 employees were cut, including U.S. marshals, support staff and lawyers. As part of the purge, two prosecutors who worked under Smith were let go, multiple news outlets reported on Saturday, citing multiple anonymous sources. Reuters first reported on the firings late Friday.

These are not the first employees to be let go in relation to Smith's prosecutions.

The Hill further reports, "In late January, shortly into Trump’s second term, the DOJ fired at least a dozen prosecutors who worked on Trump’s criminal cases, saying they could not be trusted."

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Many have been wondering whether Bondi herself could be fired for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Bondi, last week, released a statement claiming two things: that Epstein did indeed commit suicide and that there is no client list. This has led to a huge backlash, with many insisting that the Trump administration is perpetuating a cover-up.

Reports indicate that the FBI's Dan Bongino has even threatened to resign, if Trump does not get rid of Bondi. For now, though, it does not appear as though Bondi is going anywhere.

Trump just released a statement in defense of Bondi, calling for people to just "let her do her job."

The president also tried to make the case for moving on from the Epstein situation.