By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Long-time Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi, can be confirmed by the Senate,

The Justice Department has fired more than a dozen lawyers, involved in criminal investigations into Donald Trump during his campaign for president, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN,

About a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation of Donald Trump are being fired.

A Justice Department official ... confirmed the terminations were made by acting Attorney General James McHenry. The prosecutors who were affected by the terminations were not immediately identified.

The Trump Justice Department has ousted more than a dozen employees involved in criminal investigations concerning President Trump. This move, led by acting Attorney General James McHenry, showcases the administration's effort to remove staff perceived as disloyal while sparking significant upheaval within the department.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Long-time Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi ...

The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.

Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him. Across the Justice Department a number of high-ranking officials have been demoted or reassigned in moves by the new administration that have unsettled career employees.

The Trump administration dismissed over a dozen Justice Department lawyers involved in criminal cases against Donald Trump. Acting Attorney General James McHenry justified the firings, citing their roles in prosecuting Trump.

Nicholas Ganjei, a former federal prosecutor and one-time aide to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, was sworn in Wednesday as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Ganjei was appointed by acting Attorney General James McHenry.

President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to fill the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with staunch loyalists. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a longtime Trump defender, appears to be on track to be confirmed as U.