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

Sen.Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is facing online backlash after saying she wants the threat of prosecution to make young people think twice before taking jobs in the Trump administration.During an Oct.

13 University of Chicago event focused on her political path and the future of the Democratic Party, Slotkin said she wants to pursue "signature cases" against people who "enabled" President Donald Trump."I want to look at these signature cases and not just focus on the president, but on the people who enabled him," the Michigan Democrat said.Slotkin went on to describe how she wants prospective administration employees to weigh the risks."I want young people coming out of school to say, should I go work for the Trump administration? Like, that sounds fun, I might get an opportunity.

I want them to be like, Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems that I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that," she said."I want that deterrence message."MEET THE VOTERS WHO COULD BREAK THE GOP’S DECADESLONG GRIP ON A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDSen.

Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said during an Oct.13 event at the University of Chicago, that she wants the prospect of legal trouble to deter young people from working for the Trump administration.

(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Law professor Jonathan Turley criticized the remarks on X, writing that Slotkin had "said the quiet part out loud." He argued that she wants to deter young people from supporting the administration.The remarks were made during a University of Chicago event focused on Slotkin’s political path and the future of the Democratic Party.A clip of the exchange circulated online, prompting critics to accuse her of trying to scare potential administration employees away from public service.Scott Kupor, director of the U.S.

Office of Personnel Management, which manages the federal government’s civilian workforce, called Slotkin’s comments "disappointing and unprofessional.""This is in...