loading . . . Trumpâs Justice Department in Crisis as Thousands of Lawyers Quit The Justice Department is running out of attorneys.
The nationâs largest law office has repeatedly asked for delays in its myriad cases, and, in doing so, has accidentally divulged a massive staffing crisis raging underneath the surface.
In an obscure civil lawsuit dug up by independent journalist Scott MacFarlane, one Justice Department attorney revealed that âthe Appellate Section has lost over 40 percent of its attorneys since February 2025, due to retirement, resignation, or temporary transfer.â
âTherefore, at this time, it is not possible for me to assign this case to yet another attorney, who would need to devote time to learning the issues,â she wrote in a filing dated February 19.
The overwhelming stress inside the agency has seeped through the cracks in other ways, as well. In early February, a lawyer volunteering with the short-staffed office on ICE-related cases in Minnesota begged a judge to put her in contempt of court so that she could âget 24 hours of sleep.â
âThe system sucks, this job sucks,... https://newrepublic.com/post/209914/donald-trump-justice-department-thousands-lawyers-quit
