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Conservative Lawyer Quits Interior Dept, Citing Assault on Rule of Law

John Murdock resigns from the Department of the Interior after 18 years, warning of an assault on the rule of law under Donald Trump.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 32d ago

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  • Before Jan 2027 — resolved “Yes” on 6 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if any member of Trump's Cabinet leaves their current role or announces they will leave before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the specific news story about a lawyer quitting for the trigger, but only Cabinet members count.

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