I’m Haunted by What I Did as a Lawyer in the Trump Justice Department No matter our intentions, lawyers like me were complicit. We owe the country our honesty about what we saw — and should do in the future.
But there was a trade-off: We attorneys diminished the immediate harmful impacts of President Trump’s executive orders — but we also made them more palatable to the courts.
Read in app By Erica Newland Ms. Newland worked in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department from 2016-18. I was an attorney at the Justice Department when Donald Trump was elected president.
No matter our intentions, lawyers like me were complicit. We owe the country our honesty about what we saw — and should do in the future. Sections SEARCH Skip to contentSkip to site index Today’s Paper Opinion|I’m Haunted by What I Did as a Lawyer in the Trump Justice Department
Morales, who left Guatemala in 1999, says Trump would sometimes give her a $50 or $100 tip. Both told the Times that at least two supervisors were aware of their status and helped them evade detection.
The two are now considering a lawsuit against the Trump Organization for workplace abuse and discrimination. One of them, Morales, who says she cleaned Trump's clothes and toilet and made his bed, is also seeking asylum.
Their lawyer, Romero, said Morales was hurt by Trump's comments disparaging immigrants here illegally as violent criminals. He says that she believes that Trump's comments may have emboldened a supervisor at the resort to verbally abusing workers, calling them "stupid illegal immigrants."
The Trump Organization did not answer questions emailed by The Associated Press about the allegations, but said in a statement that it has the highest standards for job applicants.