r/moderatepolitics • u/Interesting_Total_98 • 1d ago

News Article Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/trump-administration-exodus-of-lawyers.html
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u/alittledanger 1d ago

Almost like people whose lives revolve around respect for the law don’t want to work for someone who constantly breaks the law.

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u/Krinder 1d ago

As much as I want to admire them for respecting the law it’s also a requirement. People are being asked to risk bar complaints and their licenses to fulfill this White House’s agenda during its retribution tour. That’s definitely not worth the $120k the average DOJ attorney gets a year.

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u/FeatherlyFly 1d ago

For $120k a year, you can be pretty sure that many of the lawyers in question are the ones who already turned down bigger paychecks with more questionable morals.