Move is latest in series of dismissals as Trump and allies seek retribution against civil servants in the agency

The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, fired the justice department’s top ethics adviser on Friday, the latest in a series of dismissals that comes as Donald Trump and allies have sought retribution against civil servants in the agency.

Joseph Tirrell, who had served as the head of the justice department’s ethics office, since 2023, revealed he had been fired in a post on LinkedIn. He shared Bondi’s letter to him, which misspelled his name and did not give a reason for his termination.

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[–] 73 points 1 year ago

Well who needs an ethics advisor when you have no ethics.

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    He shared Bondi’s letter to him, which misspelled his name and did not give a reason for his termination.

    Good, i didn't think they approve of people sharing their termination letters.

    There should be a website, where everyone, terminated since Trump took office, can upload their letter. Just to have the mass of terminations and the bleak contents of the letters all in one place.

    Having it all categorized by department, could probably expose the systematic erasure of everyone possibly opposing the King in the future.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    But who will advise them as to whether something is sufficiently unethical?

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Under this administration, an ethics advisor is a clear case of government waste.

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    Why would they need an ethics advisor when they already ignore the constitution and the rule of law?

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    [–] 25 points 1 year ago

    They misspelled his name in the letter. Just show up the next day and act like nothing happened. I'm betting they wont even check.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    The attorney general firing her ethics advisor just as the most damning stories about Epstein and Trump emerge (again). What could possibly go wrong?

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    No ethics? Don't need an advisor then, I guess.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    They had one? Was it just an auto-include that came with the presidency?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, this tracks

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I presume this position will be headed by Grok.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    bleached blond Department of inJustICE

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Is this c/NotNotNotTheOnion?

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