WASHINGTON — Today Justice Connection announced the launch of a new advertising campaign with a spot titled “Patriots,” highlighting recent firings of key officials at the Department of Justice and FBI that make America less safe. Justice Connection calls on President Trump to stop putting American lives at risk by gutting DOJ and weakening our national security.

The ad, which first aired on Fox News’ morning show ‘Fox & Friends’, is part of a larger campaign by Justice Connection to inform the American people about the potential impact of these cuts to public safety. The ad is particularly timely given today’s news out of the Justice Department that the Trump administration has proposed additional cuts across the department, including combining ATF and DEA.

“President Trump’s chaotic and reckless actions are driven by his thirst for retribution against DOJ,” said Stacey Young, Justice Connection’s founder and executive director, who resigned from DOJ in January after 18 years as a career litigator. “These actions weaken federal law enforcement, which makes America more vulnerable to violent crime and terrorism.”

The spot prominently features a clip from President Trump’s speech at DOJ on March 14 in which he said, “People ask me what am I going to do about law enforcement, and I answer them by saying I’ve already done most of it.” 

Since January 20, the Trump administration has fired or reassigned seasoned leaders across the Department—prosecutors, FBI agents, and high-level national security officials among them, including those who would investigate the unauthorized disclosure of national security information. Those dedicated career public servants have either been replaced by political loyalists with little to no relevant experience, or their critical roles remain unfilled. 

Full ad script below:

Video of President Trump speaking at DOJ: “People ask me what am I going to do about law enforcement … And I answer them by saying I’ve already done most of it.”

News Headline: Trump’s Justice Dept. ousts national security officials in latest purge – Washington Post March 8, 2025.

Justice Connection Voiceover: President Trump has purged the Justice Department of dedicated national security officials, prosecutors, and FBI agents.

News Headline: Trump’s Sweeping Expulsions Throw FBI Into Chaos – Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2025.

Video from Boston marathon bombing.

Justice Connection Voiceover: Leaving our country vulnerable to violent crime and terrorism.

Attorney General Bondi speaking on Fox News: “they will no longer be employed.”

Justice Connection Voiceover: Firing these patriots won’t keep our country safe. President Trump, stop putting American lives at risk. Support our nation’s law enforcement. 

The ad can be found on Justice Connection’s LinkedIn, YouTube, and in our Newsroom.

Justice Connection is a network of DOJ alumni mobilizing to support DOJ employees who are under attack. Those alumni are working around the clock to assist their former colleagues who’ve reached out for help. Click here to learn more about what we’ve already accomplished.

Justice Connection will continue speaking out about what’s happening to DOJ’s workforce, especially when it’s too dangerous for those in the trenches to do it themselves. Reporters want to be able to hear directly and on the record from federal employees—and when that isn’t possible, Justice Connection is here to bridge the gap.

Justice Connection is helping our former colleagues who need to prepare for career transitions. As part of that effort, we’re partnering with Civic Match to host a live event highlighting open legal roles in state and local governments. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 18, from 5-6PM EST via Zoom. Former New Jersey acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck—who most recently served as Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General at DOJ—will provide introductory remarks.

Representatives from offices from across the country will attend. They’ll describe their open legal positions, meet directly with candidates in breakout sessions, and share general information about what it’s like to work in state and local government.

Anyone interested should RSVP here. Note: Attendees must be active Civic Match candidates. They can register for Civic Match at www.civicmatch.org to join this event and explore specific job opportunities (it’s free).

Employees across DOJ have been fired, involuntarily transferred, placed on administrative leave, had their ethical responsibilities tested, and told they may be investigated just for doing their jobs. Many more fear they will be next.

“People who have worked for the Justice Department understand better than anyone else how crucial the Department is to upholding the rule of law,” said Stacey Young, Justice Connection’s founder and executive director, who resigned from DOJ on January 24 after an 18-year career as a lawyer there. “As DOJ alumni, we’re using this organization as a vehicle to support and protect our former colleagues, and to preserve the institution that keeps our communities safe and just.”

Justice Connection is working around the clock to keep up with the demand from DOJ employees who’ve contacted us for support. Here are some of the ways we’ve already provided vital support to our former colleagues.

We marshaled an urgent response for people in crisis employment situations. Hundreds of DOJ employees have come to us for help, and we’ve connected people who’ve been fired or placed on administrative leave with top federal employment attorneys. We’ve also coordinated large-scale information sessions for employees in targeted components.

We’re building a legal support network of DOJ alumni who want to help their former colleagues. Hundreds of former DOJ attorneys with a wide range of expertise have signed up to assist DOJ employees, including lawyers who are ready to represent employees facing congressional, criminal, and other government investigations. We’re working with federal employment law specialists to train DOJ alumni without federal employment law experience to represent clients before the Merit Systems Protection Board, filling a needed gap in a practice area with a small number of practitioners.

We stood up a mental health support network. Administration officials promised to put federal employees “in trauma,” and tragically, they’ve succeeded. With the help of alumni who led large-scale mental health programs at DOJ, we identified a growing list of clinicians available to provide services to DOJ employees. We also added a suite of mental health resources to our website. We’re also close to standing up a financial-planning network that will help employees navigate the financial consequences of career shifts.

We’ve begun building an employment support network. We’re developing partnerships with job-search organizations—like Civic Match—to help those who were forced out of DOJ, fear they soon will be, or feel like they must leave, find new jobs. We know that our own alumni network is eager to help, and we intend to soon tap into this incredible resource to help DOJ employees with job leads, mentorship, and more—including for non-lawyer roles.

We organized an open letter to current DOJ prosecutors from over 1,200 former DOJ prosecutors. Following recent resignations from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Public Integrity Section of DOJ’s Criminal Division, we worked with alumni of those offices to coordinate an open letter of support to DOJ prosecutors, and more than 1,200 former federal prosecutors joined. Current prosecutors across the department were shaken by recent events; we hoped they’d find some comfort in this message of support, and they have.

We’re speaking out in Congress. Our executive director told the House Judiciary Committee about the earliest effects of the attacks on DOJ employees (video here and written statement here). We’ve also connected congressional offices with recent DOJ employees who’ve testified and shared information.

We’re helping others replicate our model across the U.S. civil service. We’re providing ongoing guidance and support to alumni of other agencies who are working to replicate Justice Connection’s model to help their former colleagues.

We’re supporting DOJ employees in the press. The New York Times covered our launch; NPR and Bloomberg profiled our work; and we raised the alarm about the assault on DOJ’s workforce in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Law. Our open letter in support of DOJ prosecutors was also covered by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, ABC, Axios, and others.

We’ll continue speaking out about what’s happening to DOJ’s workforce, especially when it’s too dangerous for those in the trenches to do it themselves. We know reporters want to be able to hear directly and on the record from federal employees—and when that isn’t possible, we’re here to bridge the gap.