Sources told CBS News that among those fired were paralegals who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith's office, finance and support staff, and two additional Justice Department prosecutors in North Carolina and Florida.

According to RFI, Laura Loomer called for Trump to fire Bondi over the issue. However, on Saturday, the US president came in defence of his attorney general and suggested that the so-called "Epstein Files" were a hoax perpetrated by the Democratic Party for political gain.

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.

She characterized her dismissal as an indication of a broader destabilization inside the Justice Department and Trump administration. In a social media post this week, she wrote, "We appear to be driving straight into an abyss that holds no memory of what democracy is, was, or should be."

Some of the president's most fervent supporters are warning the fallout could have political consequences for Trump and Republicans.

In an interview with The New York Times, a former Justice Department lawyer, Erez Reuveni, said officials pressed subordinates to mislead judges, and dared the courts to stop it.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced the Justice Department has subpoenaed more than 20 doctors and clinics providing sex change treatments for minors.

Those fired included lawyers, support staff and U.S. marshals, some of whom had volunteered for duty to investigate or prosecute Trump, one report says.

The DOJ filed a statement of interest in a case regarding media and tech companies allegedly suppressing certain news sources.

U.S. antitrust enforcers greenlit T-Mobile's $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular on Thursday, the latest deal blessed by the Trump administration as it takes a softer approach to corporate consolidation than its predecessor.

The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into President Donald Trump.