Trump’s DOJ cuts thousands of law-enforcement jobs — despite promising to be tough on crime: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s DOJ cuts thousands of law-enforcement jobs — despite promising to be tough on crime: reportThe FBI, DOJ, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were some of the hardest-hit agenciesJosh Marcus in San Francisco Friday 24 April 2026 01:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963993","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-doj-fbi-firings-national-security-b2963993.html","title":"Trump has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs despite tough on crime claims: report"}}CloseKash Patel and Todd Blanche lose it with reporters over FBI director allegationsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSo...