Record Exodus: Federal Lawyers Jump Ship During Trump Era
TL;DR
The New York Times reports that more than 10,000 federal lawyers have left their jobs since January 2025, with the Justice Department and Education Department seeing the steepest declines; Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says many new hires have departed, citing a desire to work for organizations with integrity, and even conservative students are rethinking a Trump-era government career.
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- Federal Lawyers Are Fleeing Trump Administration in Droves The Daily Beast
- Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent The New York Times
- Trump responds to NYT article, says it’s ‘very good’ administration is losing legal talent Yahoo
- Brain Drain Afflicts DOJ Unit Defending Trump on Immigration (1) Bloomberg Law News
- Thousands Of Government Lawyers Quit. Trump Says 'Good!' HuffPost
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