Trump abruptly cancels DOJ program to hire young lawyers from top colleges - but nobody knows why
Source: The Independent
Trump abruptly cancels DOJ program to hire young lawyers from top colleges - but nobody knows why
Young lawyers reportedly received an email informing them that their job offers had been rescinded
Kelly Rissman
in New York
Thursday 23 January 2025 21:51 GMT
The Trump administration canceled a Justice Department recruiting program for young lawyers at prestigious colleges and revoked recent job offers, according to a report.
President Donald Trump scrapped the Attorney General’s Honors Program that had been in place since 1953, sources familiar with the cancellation told the Washington Post. The department’s website describes the program as the “nation’s premier entry-level federal attorney recruitment program,” attracting candidates from top law schools across the country.
The reason for tossing out the program wasn’t immediately clear. But emails obtained by the newspaper reveal that the administration cited the executive order Trump signed Monday that froze the hiring of federal employees.
“Pursuant to the hiring freeze announced Jan. 20, 2025, your job offer has been revoked,” the emails said, The Washington Post reported. The messages were sent from the Justice Department’s Office of Attorney Recruitment & Management.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cancels-doj-program-lawyers-b2685408.html
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is probable hiring freeze across the board.... and people just out of college are probably democrats 
