Tough on Crime? Trump Justice Department Purges Law Enforcement Jobs

President Donald Trump professes to be tough on crime, yet his administration has let go over 4,000 federal law enforcement employees.Reuters, citing records it obtained from the Department of Justice’s management unit through the Freedom of Information Act, reports that several agencies have significantly cut their workforce. The FBI has lost 7 percent of its employees, 2,600 in all, since the 2024 fiscal year, while the Drug Enforcement Administration has lost about 6 percent. The Bureau of Al...