The Brief:

• A Trump transition lawyer, Mark Paoletta, indicated that Justice Department employees who don’t support Trump’s vision should consider leaving, and highlighted potential terminations for those opposing policies.
• Plans include pardons for January 6 participants and halting politically motivated legal actions, with intentions to prosecute adversaries and remove special counsel Jack Smith.
• Trump proposes “Schedule F” for easier removal of career officials, aiming for loyalty within his administration; Mark Davis supports executing presidential orders without objection.

A lawyer working with President-elect Trump on the Justice Department’s transition has stated that employees not in support of Trump’s vision should consider leaving. This statement was made by Mark Paoletta on social media, emphasizing the role of Justice Department staff in implementing various policies, including immigration enforcement and changes to how crime prosecutors operate. Paoletta highlighted that those unwilling to faithfully execute Trump’s policies are essentially opposing American democracy and may face termination.

Paoletta also mentioned plans to halt what he describes as the unjust legal targeting of political opponents, which he believes is damaging democracy. He discussed issuing pardons or commutations for individuals involved in the January 6 events and others subjected to what he calls politically motivated legal actions.

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Trump has suggested prosecuting adversaries and expressed intentions to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith swiftly upon taking office. He aims to ensure loyalty within his administration, accusing some federal employees of undermining his goals by being part of a “deep state.” Trump has proposed an order to create a new category of federal employment, “Schedule F,” allowing for easier removal of career officials and their replacement with political appointees, affecting potentially many at the Justice Department.

Mark Davis, a potential attorney general nominee, supported Paoletta’s remarks by saying Justice Department employees should execute presidential orders without objection or resign if they disagree with policy directions. Davis insists that policy disagreements do not justify impeding justice or thwarting presidential directives.

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