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I never signed off on that.
— President Donald Trump, in comments reportedly given in the Oval Office during an “angry outburst,”concerning the Justice Department withdrawing from its defense of his executive orders targeted against Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Susman Godfrey, and Jenner & Block. Per White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, “At the president’s direction, the Department of Justice quickly amended this filing,” which resulted in a flip-flop less than 24 hours later, with lawyers from Main Justice crawling back to withdraw a motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals. Leavitt later went on to note that Trump has “confidence” in Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, as they “honorably” serve.
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