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UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 12:09 PM Jul 2025

2/3 (69 of 110) of the DOJ branch defending KRASNOV policies have voluntarily quit

Would seem to be obvious that the MAGAt ire at BONDI for evaporating the EPSTEIN list misses the point: She is total property of KRASNOV, does whatever he wants, and he wants therefore she does.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-thirds-doj-unit-defending-100732240.html

Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit

.... "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?" ....

Its lawyers are expected to seek to narrow prior court rulings and also defend against an anticipated rise in class action lawsuits challenging government policies. ....

Attorney General Pam Bondi in February threatened disciplinary action against government lawyers who did not vigorously advocate for Trump’s agenda. The memo to Justice Department employees warned career lawyers they could not "substitute personal political views or judgments for those that prevailed in the election." ....

Four of the lawyers Reuters spoke with said there was a widespread concern that attorneys would be forced to make arguments that could violate attorney ethics rules, or refuse assignments and risk being fired. ....

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2/3 (69 of 110) of the DOJ branch defending KRASNOV policies have voluntarily quit (Original Post) UTUSN Jul 2025 OP
And the clown car rolls on Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 #1
It's hopeful that his "victories" are short-term, that his inner rot is long-term, that his UTUSN Jul 2025 #2

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)
2. It's hopeful that his "victories" are short-term, that his inner rot is long-term, that his
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 01:29 PM
Jul 2025

self-deluded empire is constructed of things of no value - loyalty/sycophancy/expediency.




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