The US Department of Justice banned employees from posting political comments on social networks

The US Department of Justice introduced a ban for its employees to publish political comments on social networks, as well as to distribute information that could “enhance the conviction of the accused”. About this informs The Washington Post.

All employees of the department were sent a special memo urging them to refrain from posts that could harm “the efficiency of the ministry and the activities it carries out through its employees.”

Separately, the restrictions apply to lawyers and support staff — they are prohibited from publishing anything “that could be perceived as introducing their political views into the work they do.”

Such rules are not new to Justice Department policy, but this time the warnings came amid cases in which officials appointed by the Donald Trump administration actively shared partisan statements on their personal and even official accounts.

For example, Leo Terrell—a former Fox News commentator and now senior adviser at the Department of Civil Rights—posted an overtly approving post on X (Twitter):

“Democrats are jealous of President Trump! Most of all, they are extremely jealous of Trump’s popularity among the American people.”

Office of Legal Policy Director Aaron Reitz called Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man, “an MS-13 monster.” Garcia was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration, which later admitted its mistake. Reitz also accused the Democratic-appointed judges of aiding drug cartels and trying to usurp “Trump’s foreign policy authority.”