Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that a Justice Department employee who flipped off a National Guard soldier on her way to work has been promptly fired.
The employee was identified as Elizabeth Baxter, a department paralegal who worked in the environmental division. Baxter arrived for work at the DOJ’s “4CON” building in the NoMa district of Washington, DC, at 8.21 a.m. on August 18 and immediately bragged to a security guard that she made the gesture at a National Guardsman posted outside a metro stop, Bondi announced Friday.
“F**k the National Guard,” the now former employee added while clocking in. Shortly after noon that someday, DOJ security cameras captured Baxter extending her middle finger towards the National Guard while saying “F**k you.”
A week later on August 25, Baxter clocked in for work again and once again bragged to the DOJ security guard that she told the military personnel to “F**k off.”
DOJ security camera footage shows Baxter bragging about the incident
Photo: NY Post via the Justice Department
On Friday, Bondi presented the paralegal with an official termination notice after reviewing the security camera footage and speaking with multiple witnesses.
“Pursuant to Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States and based on your inappropriate conduct towards National Guard service members, your employment with the Department of Justice is hereby terminated, and you are removed from federal service effective immediately,” the letter reads.
While speaking with the New York Post, Bondi stressed that the department has a zero tolerance policy for employees who display similar conduct or attempt to undermine the administration’s agenda.
“This DOJ remains committed to defending President Trump’s agenda and fighting to make America safe again. If you oppose our mission and disrespect law enforcement — you will NO LONGER work at DOJ,” she added.
Baxter worked in the same building as Sean Dunn, another recently fired DOJ paralegal who assaulted National Guard personnel with a Subway sandwich before running away. Despite clear evidence of the crime, a DC grand jury refused to indict Dunn for felony assault on a federal officer.
Dozens of January 6 protesters faced multiple years in prison for lesser offenses, which DC grand juries had no issue with upgrading to the serious assault charge. Biden Administration prosecutors managed to secure a conviction rate just under 100 percent against January 6 defendants, the same jury pool that refused to indict Dunn.
