"If you are a lawyer, are interested in being an AUSA, and support President Trump and anti-crime agenda, DM me, Chad Mizelle, acting general counsel for Department of Homeland Security and former Department of Justice chief of staff under Trump, wrote on X on Saturday. We need good prosecutors. And DOJ is hiring across the country. Now is your chance to join the mission and do good for our country."
"The first problem is Mizelle called for applicants to direct message him, but the function was shut off on his X account, something he fixed after users pointed it out. Fixed! Chad Mizelle (@chad_mizelle) January 31, 2026 White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller seconded Mizelle's call for prosecutors to reach out through X. Patriots needed, he wrote. Many mocked the officials for asking for applicants through X, jokingly suggesting they try billboards and Craigslist ads next. Because all the best lawyers are on Twitter, former Washington Post court reporter Tom Jackman wrote."
"I can't remember the government ever having to stoop to this to get AUSAs. It used to be a job that lawyers sought out, not a job that lawyers fled, Simple Justice blogger and criminal defense attorney Scott Greenfield wrote."
Chad Mizelle called for lawyers to DM him on X to apply for Assistant U.S. Attorney positions supporting President Trump and the anti-crime agenda. The message emphasized that DOJ is hiring nationwide and urged candidates to join the mission and do good for the country. A technical issue initially disabled direct messages on Mizelle's X account, which was later corrected. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller echoed the recruitment call. The hiring effort prompted public mockery and commentary noting that DOJ prosecutor roles were once prestigious but now appear more difficult to staff.
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