President Donald Trump campaigned in part on a pledge to overhaul what he called a "weaponized" Department of Justice (DOJ).

Evidence that Trump is making good on that pledge came last week when he had Attorney General Pam Bondi given multiple figures the boot. 

Daughter of former FBI Director James Comey fired

One such figure is Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. According to The Hill, Comey was removed this past Wednesday from her position in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

Comey was far from being the only official to get her walking papers, as The Hill also reported that Chicago-based immigration court Judge Jennifer Peyton did as well.

Peyton discussed her termination with Chicago's Eyewitness News 7, complaining that the time since Trump took office has been "brutal."

"I kept telling myself, and my husband kept saying, like, 'They're going to have to fire me. I'm not quitting,'" the immigration court judge was quoted as stating.

Immigration judge fired via a three-sentence email

Payton told the local news outlet that she was informed of her dismissal over the 4th of July weekend via an email which contained "three complete sentences."

"No reason, no cause. And I'm not trying to flex, but I have a pretty spotless record," the former immigration court judge insisted.

"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," it read.

Peyton further pointed out how "four senior leaders, all female, were fired by email" just hours after the president had taken his oath of office.

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

Dismissals and demotions given out to January 6 prosecutors

Meanwhile, Fox News reported late last month that the attorney general has gotten rid of probationary prosecutors who went after defendants which were charged following 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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Also targeted were two attorneys who pursued seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, with both figures being demoted by former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin.