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Biglaw Firms Shouldn't 'Penalize' Former Trump DOJ Attorneys, Says Former Trump DOJ Attorney

He was part of the resistance, and now he's a Biglaw partner.

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Many of those people were career prosecutors before being appointed. Law firms and others should be encouraging that type of experience and public service, [not] penalizing [those who go in and out of government].

— Richard Donoghue, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in New York, commenting on the job prospects of former Justice Department attorneys who served during the Trump administration. Donoghue recently landed at Pillsbury after his stint as acting deputy attorney general during the final two months of Donald Trump’s presidency. Donoghue reportedly resisted Trump’s claims of voter fraud and even had a draft resignation letter ready to submit in the event that the president fired acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Did Donoghue have difficulty finding a job due to his association with the Trump DOJ? “There might have been some of that,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg Law.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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