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who even knows the law in the moment? the seal of the president is p convincing. heck just look at all the social engineering/phishing that works


Do civil servants have trade unions in the US? This seems like a place they could step up to offer advice.


Yes, and they have sued over several events so far. I don’t know what advice they could give in the moment.


If I were in their shoes I would take some small comfort from a constitutional lawyer even saying "officially we don't know".

It's not often you're asked to do something that could break the law, with the whistle-blowing chain being potentially broken at the top.




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