Top Trump Lawyers Find Washington’s Revolving Door Turns Slowly
- More than 80% of Trump administration lawyers have new roles
- Getting hired is slow for some Trump lawyers, recruiters say
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Ken Cuccinelli, who did the No. 2 job at the Homeland Security Department under President Donald Trump, was looking at a corporate opportunity after he left the administration when the work was suddenly pulled.
“They just decided they didn’t want Trump people,” said Cuccinelli, who declined to name the company. “It was just flat out—you can call it Trump discrimination.”