Are There Any Adults Left At The Department Of Justice?
From Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer by Legal Talk Network
May 6, 2026 · 30 min · Season 1 · Episode 464
About this episode
The episode discusses the current disarray within the Department of Justice and various legal controversies involving notable figures.
Comey snaps sea shells by the sea shore. ----- A once-venerable institution, the Department of Justice is in disarray these days. The Attorney General got fired, multiple U.S. Attorneys have been booted as illegally appointed, judges have started doling out contempt charges, and Kash Patel is being openly branded J. Edgar Boozer. It got worse last week, as government lawyers filed a brief that -- it seemed -- they handed over to Donald Trump to write in the form of a Truth Social post. With rampant grammatical errors, irrelevant tangents, and all caps tirades, it read more pro se than DOJ. Meanwhile, over in the ironically named Civil Rights Division, they're filing briefs with "DRAFT" watermarks because apparently quality control is woke. This is all before we deal with the government filing federal criminal charges against Jim Comey over a picture of sea shells. At least one corner of legal still does work they can be proud of, as a Skadden partner leaves to become GC of OnlyFans.
Topics covered
- Department of Justice
- legal issues
- government accountability
- political commentary
- civil rights
- legal profession
Keywords
- Department of Justice
- Jim Comey
- Kash Patel
- Donald Trump
- legal issues
- civil rights
- OnlyFans
- Skadden
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department Of Justice, OnlyFans, Skadden, Truth Social
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