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U.S. Attorney FIRED in LESS THAN 24 HOURS by Trump DOJ

2026-02-12 Entertainment
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It might be the shortest U.S. Attorney tenure in United States history. Just hours after his appointment in the Northern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Donald Kinsella was told by Donald Trump's criminal defense attorney turned Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: "You are fired." The problem? Kinsella, a highly experienced attorney and former prosecutor, was not Trump's inexperienced loyalist John Sarcone, who was disqualified from leading that district during his failed attempt to politically prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James. So Blanche gave Kinsella a reality TV send-off to please his boss. Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News explains. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@teresahughes6368 2026-02-12

They do not want smart or honest people.

180 6 replies
@ajdailey3698 2026-02-12

The Turd Reich has no limits. No morals or justice. Trump and his regime must be removed.

153 5 replies
@stephenludlum9746 2026-02-12

The DOJ is a total joke; they are a bunch of laughingstocks around the world.

142 8 replies
@CH-pv4xl 2026-02-12

The DOJ is so pathetic.

127 1 replies
@sharonmoist7016 2026-02-12

This is a very dangerous third grade classroom!

107 1 replies
@jackiebrown2398 2026-02-12

They fired exactly everyone that oversee that makes sure who would stop them from doing corrupt things and breaking the law

82 1 replies
@efrainramos5892 2026-02-12

PLEASE, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE? ENOUGH 💩💩💩💩

76 3 replies
@lisafoy1328 2026-02-12

Did anybody think it was an good idea to hire a felon for the highest office 🫵🤦

73 11 replies
@mrpocock 2026-02-13

Not a lawyer, but doesn't the plain reading of the statute say that to get rid of someone appointed by the judges, they must do so by replacement?

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@michaelsharpe1432 2026-02-12

If the DOJ can’t hire him, CAN they fire him? It seems that they would have no authority to do so until they appoint a Senate-confirmed candidate…🧐

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