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Trump Administration Uses Social Media to Recruit Prosecutors

2/1/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks prosecutors to support its crime-fighting agenda, using social media to recruit.
Chad Mizelle, acting general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, urged lawyers to direct-message him on X.
Legal experts say DOJ prosecutor positions, once prestigious, are now advertised this way amid shortages, raising concerns that support for the president could become a hiring criterion for Assistant U.S. Attorneys and undermine DOJ integrity.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks prosecutors to support its crime-fighting agenda, using social media to recruit.
Chad Mizelle, acting general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, urged lawyers to direct-message him on X.
Legal experts say DOJ prosecutor positions, once prestigious, are now advertised this way amid shortages, raising concerns that support for the president could become a hiring criterion for Assistant U.S. Attorneys and undermine DOJ integrity.