The Guardian: “After Trump instructed his advisers that he wanted the prosecutors gone, the White House presidential personnel office, led by longtime Trump ally Sergio Gor, issued a memo that directed the justice department to proceed and gave the move a degree of legal cover.”
“The memo was then sent to the acting attorney general’s office, which issued the actual termination notices to those still at the department.
The precise number is unclear because the department did not release names, but the trial team consisted of at least 18 lawyers.”