A cottage industry of Washington defense lawyers is coalescing to represent a Justice Department workforce fearful of being targeted with investigations when Donald Trump retakes the White House.
Since Trump’s victory last month, attorneys have been fielding calls from current and former DOJ officials, lower-level career prosecutors, and FBI agents, said five defense lawyers, some of whom spoke anonymously to detail private conversations.
Whether it’s congressional scrutiny, criminal investigations, or internal DOJ watchdog probes, the defense bar is advising them on how to prepare if Trump and his law enforcement appointees make good on promises to probe or otherwise retaliate ...
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