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The axe continues to fall on high-ranking government officials. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department fired Adam Cohen, head of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), on Saturday.

Mr Adam Cohen, who was director of the Organised Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, in a social media post said he had been fired by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Mr Trump’s former criminal defense attorney who was confirmed to the department’s No. 2 role by the US Senate on March 5.

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired at least two senior career officials at the U.S. Justice Department, including the head of the office that handles presidential pardon requests,

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday fired the head of the U.S. Justice Department office that handles presidential pardon requests, the official said in a social media post. Liz Oyer served as pardon attorney since 2022,