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Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
Reuters ^ | July 14, 20258:29 AM CDT | Andrew Goudsward

Posted on 07/14/2025 12:05:11 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Summary

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University - has lost nearly two-thirds of its staff, according to a list seen by Reuters.

Sixty-nine of the roughly 110 lawyers in the Federal Programs Branch have voluntarily left the unit since President Donald Trump's election in November or have announced plans to leave, according to the list compiled by former Justice Department lawyers and reviewed by Reuters.

The tally has not been previously reported. Using court records and LinkedIn accounts, Reuters was able to verify the departure of all but four names on the list.

Reuters spoke to four former lawyers in the unit and three other people familiar with the departures who said some staffers had grown demoralized and exhausted defending an onslaught of lawsuits against Trump's administration.

"Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system," said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump's second term. "How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?"

Critics have accused the Trump administration of flouting the law in its aggressive use of executive power, including by retaliating against perceived enemies and dismantling agencies created by Congress.

The Trump administration has broadly defended its actions as within the legal bounds of presidential power and has won several early victories at the Supreme Court. A White House spokesperson told Reuters that Trump's actions were legal, and declined to comment on the departures.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrewgoudsward; correctdecision; doj; follwedtheiroath; frhasdnctrolls; rrhoiders; tdstrolls; theyhaveethics
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“””Sixty-nine of the roughly 110 lawyers in the Federal Programs Branch have voluntarily left the unit since President Donald Trump’s election””””


And were any of the 69 staunch MAGA??????

I need to know if I should be glad or sad.


41 posted on 07/14/2025 1:05:52 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

MORE WINNING !!!!!!!!


42 posted on 07/14/2025 1:06:46 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

THEY DID NOT GET TO PICK & CHOOSE.


43 posted on 07/14/2025 1:07:39 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: rlmorel

Rather sad.......Reuters used be a much-respected name in journalism.


44 posted on 07/14/2025 1:07:45 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Churchillspirit

It is one of the worst things that has happened to our nation, and it is entirely under appreciated in its impact: The Media has become a mouthpiece for the Left.

It is populated by 85-90% Leftists, and they have decided that advocacy is more important than impartial journalism...and it is (and has been) doing great damage.


45 posted on 07/14/2025 1:22:37 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Maybe now, they’ll get things done. Got rid of the dam blockage.


46 posted on 07/14/2025 1:23:02 PM PDT by Mlheureux
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

At least two thirds of them NEEDED to leave. Oh well.


47 posted on 07/14/2025 1:25:23 PM PDT by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good news...
Any loss of garbage flotsam is welcomed...
Probably, lots of patriots are ready to take their place...


48 posted on 07/14/2025 1:26:28 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They won’t be hard to replace.


49 posted on 07/14/2025 1:34:21 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: kvanbrunt2

There are l.3 million lawyers known in the good ole USA.


50 posted on 07/14/2025 1:37:38 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If they don’t do a good job, their ratings are down and no bonus and no promotion. That’s how you get rid of the Deep State entrenched bureaucrats.


51 posted on 07/14/2025 1:40:01 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Call Roto-Reuters that’s the name
And away goes truth right down the drain


52 posted on 07/14/2025 1:42:46 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

bravo

they did the honorable thing

maybe for the first time in their lives

now they can fight for communism in the private sector


53 posted on 07/14/2025 2:09:01 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Adios, m-fers.

L


54 posted on 07/14/2025 2:11:16 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Good riddance.


55 posted on 07/14/2025 2:39:37 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Should have been sacked.
They are Biden creatures.


56 posted on 07/14/2025 2:39:51 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: ridesthemiles

They’re being hired by the firms now suing the administration each time they try to get something done.


57 posted on 07/14/2025 2:40:48 PM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: Carry_Okie

It’s relatively easy. Start by admitting that the trash coming out of the so-called “Ivy League” is just that. Most aren’t even vaguely bright; just picked for a laundry list of woke characteristics.

Then realize that there are plenty of decent attorneys in the state school world who are just as good, got there by dint of actual achievement, and stop worrying about the labels.

https://nationaljurist.com/prelaw/most-liberal-and-conservative-law-schools/

Not hard at all.


58 posted on 07/14/2025 2:40:58 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

GOOD! It was chocked full of Leftists. The goal is to get rid of as many of those people as possible.


59 posted on 07/14/2025 2:46:15 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: montag813

Law Schools went Left in the 1980s.

The Deep State is thus pervasive.

It is what Bondi/Patel/Bongino face and must overcome.


60 posted on 07/14/2025 3:00:39 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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