The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington as well as a line attorney who prosecuted cases stemming from the Capitol attack, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.

A letter that was received by one of the prosecutors was signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi. The letter did not provide a reason for their removal, effective immediately, citing only “Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States,” according to a copy seen by The Associated Press.

The terminations marked yet another escalation of norm-shattering moves that have raised alarm over the Trump administration’s disregard for civil service protections for career lawyers and the erosion of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House.

Top leaders at the Justice Department have also fired employees who worked on the prosecutions against Trump and demoted a slew of career supervisors in what has been seen as an effort to purge the agency of lawyers seen as insufficiently loyal.

G7 countries agree to tax deal for U.S. companies

The U.S. and fellow Group of Seven nations signed off on an agreement aimed at averting a global tax war, by creating a “side-by-side” system that would exempt U.S. companies from some elements of an existing global agreement.

As part of the deal, U.S. officials agreed to remove a provision from President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill that would have increased taxes on the U.S. income of non-U.S.-based businesses and individuals. Known as Section 899, it came to be called the “revenge tax” because it would increase tax rates only for countries whose tax policies Washington deems discriminatory.

The side-by-side system could “provide greater stability and certainty in the international tax system moving forward,” the G7 advanced economies said Saturday in a statement.

Stanford announces $140 million in cuts

Stanford University, home to a $37.6 billion endowment, announced $140 million in cuts Thursday, citing “significant budget consequences from federal policy changes.”

The move could result in layoffs and program reductions across several of its schools, the university said in an announcement.

The cuts, which exclude the School of Medicine, are still being finalized. University leaders said schools and departments will have discretion in how to implement reductions, with guidance to prioritize research and education, preserve need-based financial aid and five-year Ph.D. student funding, simplify administrative processes, and “strengthen long-term financial resilience.”

Stanford, one of the premier research and higher education institutions on the West Coast, has the third-largest endowment in the U.S., trailing only Harvard’s $50.7 billion and Yale’s $40.7 billion.

— From news services