President Donald Trump said on Sunday that thousands of lawyers leaving his administration is a good thing, pushing back against coverage that framed the departures as a problem. His comments came after reports emerged about a large drop in the number of lawyers working across federal agencies between late 2024 and March 2026.
According to The New York Times, the federal government’s civilian lawyer workforce has fallen by 17 percent during that period, leaving approximately 37,000 civilian attorneys on the payroll as of March.
