The Trump Justice Dept. is Losing its Lawyers….

I wonder why?

Actually?

I Don’t…

 

The Trump administration’s effort to reshape American civil society, including a crackdown on illegal immigration and downsizing of the federal government, is encountering resistance from judges across a broad spectrum of philosophical leanings as lawyers for the Justice Department in some cases have strained to answer straightforward questions from judges about the basis or rationale for a particular policy or about the mechanics of its implementation. In at least one instance, a government lawyer who became openly exasperated in court at the lack of information he’d been given from the administration was soon after fired by the Justice Department.

Experienced career Justice Department lawyers are leaving

Compounding the problem is an ongoing exodus from the department of experienced career lawyers accustomed to representing the federal government in court. Some of the key arguments in recent weeks have been handled by lawyers newly hired into political, rather than career, positions at the department.

Justice Department leadership has in recent months hired lawyers with conservative credentials from law firms in Washington and with past experience at state and local government agencies — but not necessarily federal experience.

“This is quite rare, if not unprecedented,” said Boston College law professor Kent Greenfield. “I can’t think of another instance in which the Justice Department has lost so many cases in a short period of time and the reason they’re losing is because they’re wrong — and obviously wrong…..

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