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Many in government are worried about Trump’s return. At DOJ, they’re terrified.
Trump blames DOJ for much of his torment over the past four years. Lawyers there fear what’s next.By Josh Gerstein
11/10/2024 11:09 AM EST
A collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump’s rage like no other part of the federal government during his campaign.
Some career attorneys at DOJ are already considering heading for the exits rather than sticking around to find out whether threats from Trump and his allies are real or campaign bluster. Those threats range from mass firings of “deep state” lawyers to expelling special counsel Jack Smith from the country.
“Everyone I’ve talked to, mostly lawyers, are losing their minds,” said one DOJ attorney, who like most of the people interviewed for this article was granted anonymity to speak freely about colleagues and avoid retribution from the president-elect and his allies. “The fear is that career leadership and career employees everywhere are either going to leave or they’re going to be driven out.”
While alarm over Trump’s return is widespread throughout the federal bureaucracy, it is perhaps most acute at the Justice Department, which was at the center of many of the major controversies of his first term.
More here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/10/trump-return-justice-department-00188623
They spent four years sowing dragon's teeth, now lets see what the crop yields for the Democrats. I have zero sympathy.
