Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists An 18-year…
The Guardian reports: John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump.
This politics story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Donald Trump, John Murdock and Trump.
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- United States · Americas
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- Donald Trump, John Murdock, Trump, US Department
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- Politics
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- John Murdock, an attorney and self-described conservative Christian, began working for the agency’s legal office in 2002. (The Guardian)
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