Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
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"Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system," said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump's second term. "How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?"
They should stay and do a terrible job in court
Lawyers have an ethical obligation to represent their clients to the best of their ability, so intentionally doing a poor job could be considered a violation and put their license at risk.
I'd rather see Trump bring his best lawyers and rightfully lose in broad daylight anyway.
I would argue that making sure a spurious Nazi argument doesn't get validated would be a pretty ethical thing...