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A senior national security prosecutor, Michael Ben’Ary, was reportedly fired after a Jan 6 conspiracy theorist targeted him on social media. Ben'Ary stated his termination appeared based on false information and that leadership prioritized punishing perceived enemies over national security. He expressed concern over abrupt removal from significant cases, including prosecuting a suspect in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing. This comes amid a pattern of career prosecutors being removed for political reasons.

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