“…A conservative lawyer working on Donald Trumpās transition, Mark Paoletta, offered a stark warning to career Justice Department lawyers Monday that those who refuse to advance Trumpās agenda should resign or face the possibility of being fired.
āOnce the decision is made to move forward, career employees are required to implement the Presidentās plan,ā Paoletta wrote in a post on X responding to a POLITICO story detailing widespread fear among DOJ lawyers about being asked to advance or defend policies they consider unethical or illegal.
āIf these career DOJ employees wonāt implement President Trumpās program in good faith, they should leave,ā Paoletta said. āThose employees who engage in so-called āresistanceā against the duly-elected Presidentās lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy. ⦠[t]hose that take such actions would be subject to disciplinary measures, including termination.ā…”