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sentences that state something as happening or true
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2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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The top lawyer in the Justice Department's Civil Division resigned on Monday, marking the latest in a wave of departures since Democrats won back control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
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Democrats → resign → elections
Brett Shumate, the assistant attorney general of the Civil Division, tendered his resignation on Monday, leaving behind a division that has been struggling to keep pace as it defends the federal government in a flurry of lawsuits since President Trump took office.
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Trump → tender → office
Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a statement on X, praised Shumate for pursuing "important affirmative litigation to challenge sanctuary policies" and for "delivering key wins in lawsuits against local policies that endangered federal law enforcement."
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that → praise → enforcement
Last week, the assistant attorneys general for the Justice Department's
and divisions also departed, leaving those key offices without Senate-confirmed leadership as well.
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general → depart → leadership
The U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida who was overseeing the so-called "grand conspiracy" investigation into Obama and Biden-era intelligence officials .T. Elliot Gaiser, the assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel, meanwhile, is being considered by Mr. Trump to be nominated to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, according to a Senate aide, who confirmed that the Justice Department had submitted his nomination paperwork.
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Department → oversee → paperwork
The Office of Legal Counsel offers legal advice to the executive branch, issuing opinions on thorny legal questions.
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Office → offer → questions
Gaiser has authored controversial legal opinions such as the classified legal justification for the U.S. military's boat strikes targeting suspected drug traffickers.
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Gaiser → author → traffickers
He does not appear to have any direct ties to Texas, apart from a one-year clerkship in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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He → appear → Circuit
Shumate, a former partner at the law firm Jones Day, was widely seen by attorneys in the Civil Division as a reasonable and "decent" leader at a time when chaos has descended on the Justice Department, forcing it to adopt often novel or controversial legal positions to defend the government from hundreds of lawsuits.
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chaos → see → lawsuits
He also served in the Civil Division during Mr. Trump's first term in office.
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He → serve → office
Under Shumate's leadership, the department has fought to defend countless firings of career civil servants, many of whom received no explanation other than a letter citing Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
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many → fight → Constitution
It has also defended controversial and aggressive mass deportation policies, as well as a number of controversial renovation projects that Mr. Trump has personally directed, including efforts to tear down the White House's East Wing and replace it with a ballroom, and overhauls of the Kennedy Center and the East Potomac Golf Course.
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Trump → defend → Center
The Civil Division has also had to contend with a
this year from detained immigrants, after a Justice Department-run immigration court made a sweeping determination that the government could essentially detain a large swath of immigrants indefinitely while their removal proceedings are pending.
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proceedings → have → immigrants
Lawyers in the Civil Division were taken by surprise by the abrupt and unexpected nature of Shumate's resignation, which was effective immediately, sources told CBS News.
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sources → take → News
His departure comes after Stephen Miller late last week was named as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
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Miller → come → Wiles
One source familiar with the matter told CBS News that Miller has been critical of Shumate in the past and believes he is not aggressive enough, and this was a factor in Shumate's decision to step down.
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this → tell → decision
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