Ex-Trump defense attorney Kendra Wharton to depart Justice Department

  Kendra Wharton, a former member of President Donald Trump’s criminal defense team who serves as the Justice Department’s senior ethics official, plans to leave the department in July, she told Reuters. Kendra Wharton, a former member of President Donald Trump’s criminal defense team who serves as the Justice Department’s senior ethics official, plans to leave the department in July, she told Reuters.