Trump-era Justice Department officials are wrestling over whether to return in a possible second term as they weigh personal ambition against the former president’s statements about prosecuting his political enemies.
The ex-president’s rapid consolidation of the Republican nomination has prompted increased chatter and vacillation in recent weeks among Trump DOJ political appointees and US attorneys about going back, according to six former officials.
Many are struggling with the choice, but are more open to serving than they were previously, while others are unequivocally opposed, according to interviews with 17 overall former Trump DOJ leaders—including multiple who were Senate-confirmed.
One former ...
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