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to
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feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
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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