Overview
- Over the weekend, former DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle posted on X inviting lawyers who "support President Trump" to direct message him about becoming assistant U.S. attorneys.
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller amplified the post with "Patriots needed," and Southern District of Florida U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones shared it with "We are hiring!"
- Former prosecutors, including Perry Carbone and conservative commentator and ex-prosecutor Andy McCarthy, condemned the outreach as improper and inconsistent with the Civil Service Reform Act and the DOJ manual.
- Mizelle defended the call on a conservative podcast by invoking Article II authority, said he received hundreds of inquiries, and described prior dismissals during his tenure under Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Reporters seeking comment said the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida did not respond.