Ex-federal workers seek office to stand up Trump amid his ‘grave’ threat to America
MSNBC·2026-02-15 14:11
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTACKS ON THE FEDERAL WORKHORSRSE, ALONG WITH SOME OF HIS MOST EXTREME POLICIES, HAVE MOTIVATED A NUMBER OF FORMER CIVIL SERVICE TO STEP INTO THE POLITICAL ARENA, J .P. COONEY A FORMER TOP DEPUTY TO JACK SMITH AND A VETERAN OF THE PUBLIC CORRUPTION DIVISION OF THE U .S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE IN WASHINGTON IS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT FOR VIRGINIA'S NEWLY PROPOSED 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT.HE TOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE BIGGEST CATALYST FOR HIS DECISION TO RUN WAS THE FATAL SHOOTING OF ...