Hegseth orders the military to provide attorneys for Memphis, border
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (middle) wants to send military and civilian attorneys working for the Pentagon to the Justice Department. (Dita Alangkara/AP file)
This week’s memo says the Justice Department asked for 20 lawyers to help support its offices in Memphis, where the National Guard has been deployed by President Donald Trump.
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