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Trump responds to NYT article, says it’s ‘very good’ administration is losing legal talent
- Trump hailed the reported mass departure of government lawyers as “very good,” calling many “Radical Left Deep State Lunatics” and saying he supports them moving on.
- The New York Times says more than 10,000 federal lawyers have left since late 2024—with big losses at Education and HUD—and many have gone to Democratic state attorneys general and nonprofits.
- The exodus could leave fewer lawyers available to defend administration policies in court, raising questions about how some agencies will handle legal work.
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