Over 10,000 lawyers have left the federal government since the end of 2024: Report
A report indicates that over 10,000 lawyers have departed from the federal government since late 2024. This trend coincides with the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce, which have seen some success. The analysis also notes that many of these former lawyers have transitioned to roles with Democratic state attorneys general and nonprofit organizations.
- ▪Approximately one-fifth of government lawyers employed at the end of December 2024 had left by March 2025.
- ▪Trump criticized the media's portrayal of the lawyer exodus, labeling many as 'Radical Left Deep State Lunatics.'
- ▪The Department of Education now has fewer than half as many lawyers as it did at the end of 2024.
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Over 10,000 lawyers have left the federal government since just before President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, according to a report released Sunday. The federal employment data show that approximately one-fifth of government lawyers employed at the end of December 2024 had left by March of this year, providing evidence that the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce have proven at least somewhat successful. Recommended Stories Over 10,000 lawyers have left the federal government since the end of 2024: Report June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in one day First round of June Social Security payments goes out in 10 days Trump said as such on Truth Social, in which he criticized the New York Times analysis for framing the “striking…
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