Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs

Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan has drawn online criticism for describing a goal of making would-be Trump administration staffers worry about legal consequences. Speaking at a University of Chicago event on Oct. 13 about her political path and where the Democratic Party is headed, she said she would like investigators to pursue "signature cases" aimed not only at President Donald Trump but at those who enabled him, according to Fox News.

Slotkin explained that she pictures graduating students considering a job in the administration and concluding it could bring them a pile of trouble, so they decline. She called this the deterrence message she is after.

A clip of her comments spread on social media. Law professor Jonathan Turley wrote on X that Slotkin had "said the quiet part out loud," arguing that her aim was to discourage young people from backing the administration. Other critics said she was trying to push potential recruits away from public service. Scott Kupor, who directs the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the agency that oversees the federal civilian workforce, labeled her remarks disappointing and unprofessional.

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