Last week saw the Department of Justice (DOJ) fire Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.

Although her firing has rocked D.C., Ms. Comey is far from being the only person whom President Donald Trump seems intent on getting rid of. 

Immigration court judge terminated

The Hill noted how the DOJ also terminated Chicago-based immigration court Judge Jennifer Peyton, who has held her position for nearly a decade.

During an interview with Chicago's Eyewitness News 7, Payton described the six months since the president took office as having been "brutal."

"I kept telling myself, and my husband kept saying, like, 'They're going to have to fire me. I'm not quitting,'" she told the local news outlet.

Payton explained that she learned of her firing via an email sent over the 4th of July weekend which contained "three complete sentences," adding, "No reason, no cause. And I'm not trying to flex, but I have a pretty spotless record."

Bondi fired former staff members of Special Counsel Jack Smith

"Pursuant to Article II of the Constitution, the Attorney General has decided to remove you from your position as an excepted service Assistant Chief Immigration Judge... Your removal is effective today," the email read.

Peyton also recalled how "[w]ithin a couple hours of the inauguration of President Trump, four senior leaders, all female, were fired by email."

"February 14th, a group of seven Assistant Chief Immigration Judges like myself all received emails in the afternoon, firing without cause," she stressed.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported on July 11 that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to fire multiple DOJ employees who worked under former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Smith oversaw an investigation into Trump's conduct following the 2020 election and brought criminal charges against him which were later dropped shortly before the president returned to office.

Several prosecutors who worked on cases related to January 6 were let go

Fox News also pointed out how in late June, the attorney general fired a number of probationary prosecutors who pursued charges against individuals accused of participating in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill.

Prosecutors tied to Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases fired by Justice Department: reports https://t.co/4dhfNy3t2R

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What's more, former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin demoted two attorneys who helped prosecute Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio on seditious conspiracy charges.