
Prosecutors unfit to serve in the Trump administration are welcome in Arizona, says Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Mayes made a sweeping offer to hire those federal employees exiled under Trump’s latest personnel overhaul through the Department of Justice (DOJ). A memo issued last Friday terminated the employment of all federal prosecutors who oversaw investigations into the January 6 Capitol riot.
Mayes assured the ousted federal agents and prosecutors that they were victims of wrongful termination.
“My message to all FBI agents and federal prosecutors who are being wrongfully fired by Trump: come see me about a job. We are hiring at the AZ Attorney General’s office and we actually support law enforcement,” posted Mayes on X.
My message to all FBI agents and federal prosecutors who are being wrongfully fired by Trump: come see me about a job. We are hiring at the AZ Attorney General’s office and we actually support law enforcement. https://t.co/hGhRjusTWv
— Kris Mayes (@krismayes) February 2, 2025
The DOJ’s acting attorney general, James McHenry, issued the memo last Friday. That internal memo reportedly included an appendix with specific names of employees to be terminated immediately.
Though that list was limited in scope, another request by DOJ leadership may result in a much greater pool of applicants for Mayes.
In those same communications on Friday, DOJ leadership requested a list of all FBI employees involved in January 6 riot investigations and the case announced last year against Hamas leaders.
Acting FBI director Brian Driscoll resisted the order. Driscoll said the DOJ’s request pertains to “thousands” within his department — including the acting deputy director and himself.
That latter request wasn’t connected with an immediate directive to terminate employment, though its language indicating the administration could “determine whether any additional personnel actions are necessary” reportedly caused great concern within the FBI’s rank and file.
“For each employee included in the lists, provide the current title, office to which the person is assigned, role in the investigation or prosecution, and date of last activity relating to the investigation or prosecution,” wrote acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove.
These DOJ directives came out the day after Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI director nominee, promised to not fire FBI employees for working on certain cases during his confirmation hearing last week Thursday.
“Every FBI employee will be held to the absolute same standard, and no one will be terminated for cases,” said Patel. “All FBI employees will be protected against political retribution.”
The federal employees behind January 6 investigations aren’t the only Biden administration residuals attracting Mayes’ eye.
Daniel Barr, Mayes’ chief deputy attorney general, announced last week their office’s intention to hire recent law school graduates whose job offers were rescinded under the Trump administration.
“Plenty of opportunities at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for recent law school graduates whose job offers were recently rescinded by the Department of Justice. We do vital and interesting work in protecting, and pursuing justice for, the state of Arizona and its people,” posted Barr on X.
Prior to joining Mayes in 2023, Barr was a Phoenix partner with Perkins Coie, the firm known for its longtime service to the Democratic National Committee. Barr’s previous work included pro bono partnerships with civil rights nonprofits such as the ACLU, and the launching of the Phoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN), a nonprofit to resist immigration enforcement against illegal aliens.
Dear @KrisMayes:
You and your staff must face federal charges.
18 U.S.C. § 241 (conspiracy against rights). https://t.co/QY9RVcn24j
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) February 3, 2025
Warms my heart to see all these comments. Our AG is a Democratic Hack who is looking to employ disgusting prosecutors who do not adhere to the rule of law. I dare say we wiull see some turn over in the next round of elections. They cant win if its not close.
Enough of this HAG!! She’s not only ugly on the outside, but downright ugly on the inside.
She should be impeached.
Ideological warfare is not serving the people of Arizona. This is fascism.
AG Mayes once again demonstrates her incompetency. Someone please educate Ms. Mayes on the Arizona laws and Ethics Rules. Specifically Gilio and Brady issues.
Obviously Mayes was asleep during her law class that covered GIGLIO v U.S. or a Brady List;
GIGLIO: Giglio Protocols for Law Enforcement
Frequently Asked Question and Answers
What is a Giglio issue?
Under the law, prosecutors must disclose any evidence that could call into question the
credibility of an individual testifying in trial or impede an investigation.
BRADY LIST: In general, a Brady or Giglio list is a list compiled usually by a prosecutor’s office or a law enforcement agency containing the names and details of law enforcement officers who have sustained confirmed incidents of untruthfulness, criminal convictions, candor issues, or some other type of issue which places
the officer’s credibility into question.
This is 1st Year Law Student Stuff.
AG Mayes = Somewhere a Village is missing an Idiot.
We need to IMPEACH here for violating her Oath of Office
You can put Lipstick on a Pig…..and its still a PIG.
Kris Mayes won the Attorney General election in 2024 by 280 votes. But her actions since election seem to indicate she thinks the margin was 280,000 votes. I think her time in this office is definitely going to be limited to one term. Hiring FBI agents forced out of the Bureau due to their alleged unconstitutional actions is not the act of an Attorney General trying to enforce Arizona law. It IS the action of a political operative who is willing to do whatever it takes to advance her agenda, regardless of the effect those actions have on her sworn duty, enforcement of Arizona law. How much more damage will she do to Arizona before her term expires?
Remove her NOW!!!
impeach
She always looks like she has a Saladito in her mouth.
.. its called a ‘bring it on look’ I’ll kick your ass – ok – that’s what you want.. let her have it full force
Look to me like, now that Maricopa County will be having halfway honest elections, “Landslide” Mayes has totally given up on reelection next year and is intent on doing as much partisan damage as she can in the meantime. Not sure what we can do about that – Arizona recall rules are near impossible to meet. Maybe the Trump DOJ will be having a look in the meantime?
This woman is breathtakingly political AND incompetent as Arizona’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer. As I’ve noted before, the “Magic Underwear Gang” in AZ’s Legislature needs to take their testosterone shots and impeach Kris Mayes before she has an opportunity to do any more damage to the state’s reputation and legal processes.
I hope the next Governor (who will be a Republican) fires every single one of these criminals.
“We are hiring at the AZ Attorney General’s office and we actually support ̶l̶a̶w̶ ̶e̶n̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ political persecution.”
There, fixed it for her.
This is the kind of bilge that shows that nothing much has *actually* changed.
From DJT, there’s plenty of rhetoric, plenty of trims (of agencies’ funding; waiting to see if they’ll actually occur), plenty of photo ops…and no prosecution(s).
Not feelin’ it.
We’re being played, folks.
This deluded it needs to go, she’s a danger to the public and herself.
Krissy runs the office like she stole it. Just when you think she has peaked, she comes up with something even more stupid than her last idea. Krissy, the gov has a $350 million budget over-run. Maybe take a look at that.
The FBI and federal prosecutors were fired because they were complicit in denying the J6 defendants their constitutional rights. Why would AZ want them other than to help cover up corruption in AZ?
AZ doesn’t want them. Commie Kris Mayes does.
That’s wrong. They were fired because the orange man is insecure. He’s the felon!
@Reed Orange Man won both the Electoral College and Popular vote, so that gives him wide avenue to clean house and get rid of individuals that politically targeted him during the election both times.
Talk about a political hack, go back under the rock ya crawled out from under
Something so wrong with her…..
‘We are hiring at the AZ Attorney General’s office and we actually support law enforcement,” posted Mayes on X.’
Oh do you now AG Mayes? Will you ‘actually support’ law enforcement when ICE shows up to enforce Federal Immigration law to arrest and deport those that are breaking our laws? Prove it.