Former Miami Prosecutor Sues DOJ Over Firing After Trump Criticism
Will Rosenzweig says his firing came hours after a conservative commentator resurfaced old anti-Trump posts and seeks reinstatement and a ruling that the dismissal was unlawful.
- On Friday, former Miami federal prosecutor Will Rosenzweig sued the Justice Department, alleging his termination last September violated his First Amendment rights after an online influencer publicized past blog posts criticizing President Donald Trump.
- Right-Wing commentator Natalie Winters posted a screenshot of Rosenzweig's LinkedIn account last September, tagging senior Justice Department officials and writing, "Fire him," prompting his dismissal within three hours.
- Rosenzweig was overseeing a complex Medicare fraud case when fired, despite his blog being defunct for over six years and containing only "apolitical, anodyne topics" alongside political observations.
- Named defendants Todd Blanche and Jason Reding Quiñones face allegations of a "sweeping personnel purge" targeting prosecutors perceived as disloyal, a pattern the lawsuit claims also affected prosecutor Michael P. Ben'Ary.
- Represented by an attorney for former FBI Director James Comey, Rosenzweig seeks reinstatement and damages, arguing the department's actions force citizens to choose between speaking freely and government service.
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DOJ hauled into court as MAGA boasts of ousting prosecutor over 'secret anti-Trump blog'
A former federal prosecutor is suing the Department of Justice after he was fired for an anti-Trump blog, per reports.According to reporting by The New York Times, right-wing influencers celebrated the firing of Will Rosenzweig last year, but he's now suing the DOJ. Rosenzweig was two weeks away from trying a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud case when he was targeted by right-wing influencers and then fired by the Trump administration, accordi…
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Federal prosecutor who was fired over years-old blog posts critical of Trump sues Justice Department
A federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about President Donald Trump has sued the Justice Department, saying his termination violated his First Amendment rights.
Lawsuit from ex-federal prosecutor details how a MAGA influencer’s social media post led to his Rosh Hashanah firing
A former federal prosecutor sued the Justice Department alleging he was unlawfully fired hours after an online commentator surfaced a nearly decade-old blog post he authored that was critical of President Donald Trump.
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