Civil Action Podcast

Civil Action: Trump Fires Prosecutor Who Told Border Patrol To Follow Law

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the firing of Acting US Attorney Michele Beckwith from Sacramento, terminated within hours of reminding Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino to comply with a federal court order prohibiting indiscriminate arrests without probable cause. The hosts reveal how this 15-year veteran prosecutor who handled terrorism, sex trafficking, and Aryan Brotherhood cases had her phone and computer access cut off immediately after her email to Bovino, receiving a termination notice on her personal account citing insubordination. They explain why Beckwith, as a career civil service employee rather than a political appointee, cannot legally be fired and will likely sue just like Maureen Comey did for wrongful termination. The attorneys warn how Trump’s purge of dedicated prosecutors who refuse to violate constitutional rights will discourage talented lawyers from public service careers, with Trump replacing experienced professionals with loyalists willing to ignore judicial orders and the Constitution.