Donald Trump’s administration has fired dozens of Justice Department (DOJ) lawyers, especially those involved in high-profile criminal investigations against him and his allies, including the prosecutions related to the January 6 Capitol riot and the classified documents case [1][2][3][4][5].
It is highly unusual and not considered standard practice for presidents to fire large numbers of career DOJ lawyers, especially those not in senior, politically appointed roles ❗[1][2][3].
In summary, presidents do replace political appointees at the DOJ, but wholesale firing of career DOJ prosecutors for political or personal reasons is not common practice and is widely viewed as a dramatic departure from American norms and law[1][2][6][3].