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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield
Coverage of Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield in the Nexus archive.
- Legal war on Trump’s agenda gains firepower as federal lawyers defect to Democrats
Federal lawyers are leaving the Trump administration and joining Democratic state attorneys general's offices, contributing to legal challenges against the president's second-term agenda. Over 10,000 federal attorneys have departed since 2025 began, with more than 100 identified as working for Democratic attorneys general, participating in cases opposing Trump administration policies.