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bucolic_frolic

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1. Neutering the law by alienating the brightest

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:44 AM

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30 years of this and no one will remember what law really meant

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Trump responds to NYT article, says it's 'very good' administration is losing legal talent [View all] Dulcinea Monday OP

Neutering the law by alienating the brightest bucolic_frolic Monday #1

Only in the executive branch which is increasingly becoming a cult SSJVegeta Monday #4

Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote Monday #2

Agreed. Less frivolous lawsuits and false charges SSJVegeta Monday #3

Sadly, I fear the opposite is true. YodaMom2 Monday #6

Wouldnt that lead to more disbarrments fairly quickly? And no ability or qualifications SSJVegeta Monday #7

The likelihood of failure would not prevent them from bringing cases. YodaMom2 Monday #8

Cases still have to have standing though SSJVegeta Monday #9

Also SSJVegeta Monday #10

The clowns he has hired have been getting laughed out of court. SamuelAdams Monday #5

yup Skittles Monday #17

removing the legal justification for the position of President cynical_idealist Monday #11

Donny doesn't want any of those fancy-pants smart people telling him what to do Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #12

It will be extremely difficult to rebuild the DOJ maxsolomon Monday #13

They're leaving because they won't handle Chump's illegal lawsuits against political opponents FakeNoose Monday #14

"Legal talent? Who needs legal talent? We're fascists! The law doesn't apply to us anyway!" Karasu Monday #15

Don't forget, shistain IS a criminal dave99 Monday #16

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