MAGA Lawyer TOSSED after DOJ Disaster
January 26, 2026
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as posted by the channelAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian chronicle the rise and fall of Michael Gates, the Huntington Beach city attorney who built his MAGA brand by suing California over housing mandates, sanctuary laws, voter ID, and COVID regulations—and lost every single case. His culture war credentials earned him a golden ticket to Trump's DOJ Civil Rights Division, where he lasted just 10 months before being allegedly terminated for creating a hostile work environment for multiple women. The hosts marvel at what it takes to cross the line in the MAGA world: using derogatory names for female colleagues and complaining about employing a pregnant woman apparently did it. After the DOJ reversed his termination to let him quietly resign, Gates now claims he left voluntarily to watch his kid's surf competitions. He's returned to California—demoted from city attorney to deputy city attorney—and announced he's running for state Attorney General. A cautionary tale for MAGA loyalists: even when you do everything Trump asks, the machine will chew you up and spit you out the moment you become inconvenient.
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