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SamuelAdams

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5. The clowns he has hired have been getting laughed out of court.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:23 AM

8 hrs ago

They fail to get indictments, have charges dismissed, are threatened with sanctions, make basic paperwork mistakes. There are actual crimes we need experienced lawyers to prosecute.

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Trump responds to NYT article, says it's 'very good' administration is losing legal talent [View all] Dulcinea 10 hrs ago OP

Neutering the law by alienating the brightest bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #1

Only in the executive branch which is increasingly becoming a cult SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #4

Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #2

Agreed. Less frivolous lawsuits and false charges SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #3

Sadly, I fear the opposite is true. YodaMom2 6 hrs ago #6

Wouldnt that lead to more disbarrments fairly quickly? And no ability or qualifications SSJVegeta 6 hrs ago #7

The likelihood of failure would not prevent them from bringing cases. YodaMom2 6 hrs ago #8

Cases still have to have standing though SSJVegeta 6 hrs ago #9

Also SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #10

The clowns he has hired have been getting laughed out of court. SamuelAdams 8 hrs ago #5

removing the legal justification for the position of President cynical_idealist 5 hrs ago #11

Donny doesn't want any of those fancy-pants smart people telling him what to do Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #12

It will be extremely difficult to rebuild the DOJ maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #13

They're leaving because they won't handle Chump's illegal lawsuits against political opponents FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #14

"Legal talent? Who needs legal talent? We're fascists! The law doesn't apply to us anyway!" Karasu 23 min ago #15