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ICE agents greeted by a hero on arrival in New York this evening.
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![Text of memo: It is the job of an attorney privileged to serve in the Department of Justice to zealously
defend the interests of the United States. Those interests, and the overall policy of the United
States, are set by the Nation's Chief Executive, who is vested by the Constitution with all
"[E]xecutive Power." More broadly, attorneys are expected to zealously advance, protect, and
defend their client's interests. Department of Justice attorneys have signed up for a job that
requires zealously advocating for the United States
The responsibilities of Department of Justice attorneys include not only aggressively
enforcing criminal and civil laws enacted by Congress, but also vigorously defending presidential
policies and actions against legal challenges on behalf of the United States. The discretion afforded
Department attorneys entrusted with those responsibilities does not include latitude to substitute
personal political views or judgments for those that prevailed in the election.
When Department of Justice attorneys, for example, refuse to advance good-faith
arguments by declining to appear in court or sign briefs, it undermines the constitutional order and
deprives the President of the benefit of his lawyers. It is therefore the policy of the Department of
Justice that any attorney who because of their personal political views or judgments declines to
sign a brief or appear in court, refuses to advance good-faith arguments on behalf of the
Administration, or otherwise delays or impedes the Department's mission will be subject to
discipline and potentially termination, consistent with applicable law.
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