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Trump responds to NYT article, says it's 'very good' administration is losing legal talent
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Trump responds to NYT article, says it's 'very good' administration is losing legal talent

The Hill · May 31, 2026, 10:12 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • The Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 until March 2026.
  • Trump wrote on Truth Social that the outlet 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, the president continued.

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The Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 until March 2026. Many of these lawyers are flocking to the offices of Democratic state attorneys general and nonprofits that are challenging administration policies in the courts, boosting Mr. Trump s opponents with seasoned lawyers, the report reads.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the outlet 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, the president continued. 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.

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