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Between the end of 2024 and March 2026, the federal government reportedly lost roughly 17 percent of its civilian lawyers

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Trump's upheaval of the federal government has led to an exodus of more than 10,000 lawyers since the beginning of 2025 -- a striking loss of legal talent. Roughly one in five lawyers who worked in the government at the end of 2024 had left by March of this year.

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-- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 12:26 PM · Jun 1, 2026

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Dummkopf Trumpf on TruthSocial:

"The New York Times wrote a story today entitled, Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent,' as though that's a bad thing, when actually, it's very good.
"The people that are leaving are Radical Left Deep State Lunatics, who are destroying our Country, and Weaponizing Government. Many of them didn't leave, but were fired!

"The Failing New York Times writes this, but makes it sound like it's a terrible thing when actually, it's just the opposite.

"We want people that will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, not people that are trying to destroy our Country, that were put in by Obama and Biden and, in many cases, they shouldn't have been representing the U.S.A. in the first place.

"Let them go on to bigger, better, and brighter' things in the future " I fully support that, and wish them all well!"


#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-01 04:41 AM | Reply

There's also the matter of "Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 11" (www.law.cornell.edu), which could be a real career killer.

By presenting to the court a pleading, written motion, or other paper"whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating it"an attorney or unrepresented party certifies that to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances:

(1) it is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly increase the cost of litigation;

(2) the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law;

(3) the factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, will likely have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and

(4) the denials of factual contentions are warranted on the evidence or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of information.


Violating Rule 11 may lead to sanctions, which can then trigger disbarment proceedings at the state level. A potential career demise. That's one reason why the regime has difficulty getting people to sign the required paperwork on its retributive persecutions.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-06-01 07:11 AM | Reply

Hi Doc Sarvis:

Last century when I was young and seeking federal employment, I had more anxiety about applying to the USDOJ than the USIC or other agencies because in my mind the USDOJ consisted of lawyers who were the vanguard of probity and ethics-- "Lady Justice" and all that-- no wiggle room on issues.

With the USIC, a little bit of trouble here or there wasn't a problem-- wiggle room and all that.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-01 07:33 AM | Reply

Indeed, Coriolanus, DOJ in general had a reputation for probity - which Trump's lackeys have shredded in the blink of an eye. It will take ages to earn back, if that can even be accomplished as the rot spreads.

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-06-01 07:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Indeed... the Watergate Hearings sort of seemed to make up some for the McCarthy Hearings, which I only read about...yet here we are now so much later with even worse Government, and our President is a much worse Crook.

Thanks so much, Trumpers.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-02 10:45 PM | Reply

A good start. Still too many.

#6 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-06-03 12:53 AM | Reply

Govt needs staff, regardless of party.

#7 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-06-03 02:10 AM | Reply

Govt needs staff

Not if they don't plan on doing anything.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-03 02:31 AM | Reply

6. You'd be right if they were private sector.

Having trained LAWyers working in the part of society that creates and manages LAW sounds pretty important.

If you don't have ---- for brains, that is.

#9 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-03 06:32 AM | Reply

"The people that are leaving are Radical Left Deep State Lunatics, who are destroying our Country, and Weaponizing Government. Many of them didn't leave, but were fired!
"The Failing New York Times writes this, but makes it sound like it's a terrible thing when actually, it's just the opposite.
"We want people that will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, not people that are trying to destroy our Country, that were put in by Obama and Biden and, in many cases, they shouldn't have been representing the U.S.A. in the first place.

If the Trumps were a compassionate bunch, Uday would take Dad and an elephant gun out to the driving range and put the old fool out of his misery.

#10 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-03 06:36 AM | Reply

It is not as if we in America are sitting pretty and don't need massive works to be done by our government...say about human caused global warming, and making sure FEMA is up to snuff.

#11 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-06-03 07:35 AM | Reply

Nothing says probity and ethics like advocating presidential assassination.

#12 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-06-03 09:41 AM | Reply

Nothing says probity and ethics like advocating presidential assassination.

#12 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-06-03 09:41 AM | Reply

It's called patricide, for the good of the elders and the family.

#13 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-03 09:47 AM | Reply

I know better than to get into an altercation with a lawyer. But I can't help myself. What it's called is all in the timing.

#14 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-06-03 10:08 AM | Reply

#14

Doesn't know better than to continue to shill for a President who's own DOJ testified that he illegally attempted to rig the 2020 election.

So, shameless hussy

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-03 10:44 AM | Reply

14. You think I'm a lawyer? LOL.

#16 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-03 10:51 AM | Reply

14. I don't think a loving son killing his father would be considered presidential assassination.

Strange and twisted, yes. It's part of the family crest.

#17 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-03 10:53 AM | Reply

Far be it from me to question a Kyle.

"Trump's upheaval of the federal government has led to an exodus of more than 10,000 lawyers since the beginning of 2025 " a striking loss of legal talent."

But the numbers don't add up.

There are only about 10,000 lawyers in the DOJ.

So the only lawyer left is Trumpy's personal lawyer Todd Blanche?

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-03 12:49 PM | Reply

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