Some career attorneys at DOJ are already considering heading for the exits rather than sticking around to find out whether threats from Trump and his allies are real or campaign bluster. Those threats range from mass firings of “deep state” lawyers to expelling special counsel Jack Smith from the country.

Iran’s government orchestrated efforts to “target our citizens, including President-elect Trump, on U.S. soil and abroad,” the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York alleged.

The Justice Department is looking to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Trump. The effort reflects long-standing DOJ policies that prevent them from prosecuting a sitting president.