The head of a key U.S. Justice Department task force that combats drugs and organized crime was fired on Friday, amid a move by President Donald Trump's administration to purge or sideline career officials.

The transferring of at least three national security officials amounts to a complete gutting of leadership in the highly sensitive National Security Division.

Kash Patel’s determination to keep in close contact with Trump is an arrangement outside the traditional chain of command.

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,

The Trump administration has dismissed at least two senior career officials from the U.S. Justice Department, including Liz Oyer, the head of the Office of the Pardon Attorney, and Bobak Talebian, who led the Office