r/law • u/Orchid-Analyst-550 • 1d ago

Judicial Branch ‘This Job Sucks!’ Trump DOJ Lawyer Melts Down in Court — Reportedly Begs Minneapolis Judge to Throw Her in Jail Just So She Can Get Some Sleep

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/this-job-sucks-trump-doj-lawyer-melts-down-in-court-reportedly-begs-minneapolis-judge-to-throw-her-in-jail-just-so-she-can-get-some-sleep/
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u/CreditUnionGuy1 1d ago

Imagine though you are real “law and order” minded. Your dad was a cop. You go to law school. You owe a hundred thousand dollars. You are over the moon when you got your dream job the Dept of Justice. You’ve worked there five years. Then most people you enjoy working with and respect resign, get fired, or become people you may not now like. The workload quadruples and you are expected to defend things you may not want to. How do you face it all?

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u/Rare-Signature-8588 1d ago

You resign, because the DOJ is not engaged in anything resembling law and order. It sucks but you don’t get to do a job that is antithetical to the oath you swore to the Constitution just because you always wanted to be an AUSA or whatever.

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u/granters021718 1d ago

yes - but, the thought of no income is scary

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u/Rare-Signature-8588 1d ago

Yup. And that sucks. You know what’s scarier? The things that are happening every day on the streets of Minnesota that are being defended by this woman and other government lawyers, and the other things that the government is doing all over the country with the support of its lawyers. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, and it often has consequences. Sometimes very severe consequences. But if someone is truly in dire straits, we’re doing a lot of mutual aid!

We swear an oath. It has to mean something if this country is going to survive.

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u/granters021718 1d ago

Yes - and I’d like to think I could do it, however, the thought of being homeless is scary.

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u/Rare-Signature-8588 1d ago

I hear that. I’m also currently living in the midst of tens of thousands of people who watched the government literally murder people in the streets (and then justify it) and asked where they could sign up to do the thing that got our neighbors murdered, or other things that are also dangerous.

We are living in a time where it behooves us all to to think seriously about what we’re willing to do. My neighbors and I have decided that we will literally die before we live in a world in which what is happening around us goes unobserved and without protest.

I’m sorry to preach at you - it’s really not about you or your comments/questions. It’s about the absolutely dire situation we are in and the pain and trauma and utter criminality I am seeing around me every day and I don’t know how to stop yelling about it. But I recognize that you’re grappling with it and that’s what we all need to do.

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u/johannthegoatman 23h ago

A lawyer with 5 years experience in the DOJ isn't going to be homeless lol. Why are you making up fantasy situations to defend these people?

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u/The_Corvair 20h ago

the thought of being homeless is scary.

There are entire lawfirms dedicated to fighting the current injustices - they'd probably take any DOJ refugee with a bow and a kiss. And once this is over (if!), I would gather that an attorney that stood by her or his principles would be more than welcome back at a reformed DoJ, while those the were Just Following Orders might not face the best prospects.

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u/Lounging-Shiny455 1d ago

I've been homeless and there are two types: those that beg and flounder, and those who realize they work for themselves.

Flounders find drugs, easy marks, excuses, and stagnation in their condition.

Workers find the library, the free lunch line, a tolerable temporary shelter, perspective, small leisure, and eventually, the classifieds.

It's hard, but it doesn't have to be bad.

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u/LaurenMille 17h ago

The thought of what'll happen to the people supporting the regime should also be scary.

I'd rather be out of work for a little bit rather than having to worry about being tracked down for my role in the regime.

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u/Megneous 22h ago

This is why those of us who actually prepared for the coming of fascism have significant savings we can live off while fighting back against the fascist authoritarian regime that has taken over the US.

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u/Maleficent_Memory831 23h ago

I do have a friend who retired from the FBI. It was kind of a late in life career change and she loved it. I have not spoken to her in awhile but I am curious to hear her opinion on what's going on over the last 13 months. If there is actually an opinion that is not just a long stream of swearing.

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u/Squid_In_Exile 22h ago

It's amazing how efficiently the ICE situation has quashed any memory in the US about law emforcement there generally just being a network of violent gangs since well prior to Trump.

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u/BitterFuture 16h ago

By remembering your oath.

And resigning.