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- Over 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division released a letter criticizing leadership.
- They say political appointees removed career managers and shifted enforcement toward U.S. President Donald Trump’s priorities.
- By May 2025, about 70% of the division's attorneys had left.
- The letter describes abandonment of civil rights cases and dismissal of Voting Rights Act lawsuits, warning the division's future is at risk.
