Trump: "The New York Times wrote a story today entitled, 'Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent..."

[Miles Archer]

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump: "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.

Trump: "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."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-31T20:19:56.640Z

[Frasier Balzov]

1. They recognize the risk of disbarment probably.

[NJCher]

2. Working for DOJ

Has always been prestigious, but working there while trump messes with the law is a mark of unprofessionalism.

I am now reading Andrew Weissman's new book, Liars Kingdom, and he goes into why attorneys would work at DOJ for a fraction of the salary they could get elsewhere. Another one who expounds on this is Harry Litman, whose podcast "Talking Feds" is a favorite of mine. Harry was appointed when Clinton was in office to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

[Johonny]

3. Good for criminals

Bad for we the people...