Overview
- Nearly 5,500 DOJ employees have exited since January through buyouts, resignations or firings, with many parting notes gathered by The Justice Connection and shared with media.
- Justice Connection leader Stacey Young says staff are being pressed to prioritize loyalty to the president over the Constitution, the rule of law, and professional ethics.
- Three assistant U.S. attorneys who resisted dropping the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche the department has elevated obedience over principle.
- Immigration judge Anam Rahman Petit says she was dismissed without explanation and views staffing changes as an effort to reshape the bench in ways that undercut due process.
- Former trial attorney Barbara Schwabauer’s August resignation letter criticized what she called hollow leadership that discards longstanding civil-rights interpretations and rewards perceived loyalty over merit.