The Justice Department’s civil division is facing a severe staffing crisis, with internal documents revealing a sharp decline in attorney numbers during the Trump administration. Leaked charts—later retracted—highlight how the shrinking workforce is struggling to manage growing caseloads, raising concerns about the agency’s ability to handle legal responsibilities. The unexpected disclosure sheds light on operational strain within the department, though officials have since moved to suppress the data. The situation underscores broader challenges in maintaining federal legal capacity amid administrative shifts.
A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. A series of charts, apparently inadvertently shared and then recalled, show how the number of attorneys within the civil division has plummeted under the Trump administration....
