DOJ's Jody Hunt, Head of Key Division Defending Trump in Court, to Step Down
“It has been the greatest honor and privilege of my professional career to have served together with you (and many before you) for more than two decades,” Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt wrote in a message to the Justice Department’s civil division.
June 16, 2020 at 08:02 PM
A top U.S. Justice Department official who oversaw the legal defense of Trump administration policies, along with the White House’s broad refusal to respond to congressional oversight requests, plans to step down in early July.
In an email Tuesday to staff, Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt said his resignation would take effect July 3, capping a more than two-decade career at the Justice Department spent largely in the division that handles civil litigation.
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