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\n\u201cOnce the decision is made to move forward, career employees are required to implement the President\u2019s plan,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf these career DOJ employees won\u2019t implement President Trump\u2019s program in good faith, they should leave,\u201d Paoletta said. \u201cThose employees who engage in so-called \u2018resistance\u2019 against the duly-elected President\u2019s lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy. \u2026 [t]hose that take such actions would be subject to disciplinary measures, including termination.\u201d” <\/p>\n
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