A former federal prosecutor, Will Rosenzweig, is suing the Justice Department, alleging he was unlawfully fired after a conservative influencer, Natalie Winters, surfaced a nearly decade-old blog post critical of President Donald Trump. Rosenzweig, who worked as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of Florida for five years, was fired in September 2025, during Rosh Hashanah, two weeks before jury selection was scheduled to begin in a complex Medicare fraud case he was heavily involved in.
Background of the Case
Rosenzweig started the blog in January 2016, before Trump was the Republican Party nominee, to comment on a range of topics from politics to college basketball to travel. By January 2019, it was “effectively defunct.” His lawyers argued his past statements before he worked for DOJ are protected by the First Amendment and fall within DOJ policies.
According to the lawsuit, Winters posted on social media a photo of Rosenzweig’s LinkedIn account and wrote he “secretly ran anti-Trump blog for YEARS attacking Trump.” The post went on to say, “Now he’s using government power to wage LAWFARE against MAGA patriots.” She tagged then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and wrote, “Fire him,” according to the lawsuit. The post has since been deleted.
Rosenzweig says less than three hours later, he was fired by email. The memorandum informing him of his termination was signed by Bondi, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges the Medicare case against three defendants was under the radar and questions how Winters would have become aware of it.
Consequences of the Firing
The lawsuit alleges the Medicare case against three defendants, Marcelo Kochen, Michael Kochen, and Sandro Herek, was disrupted by Rosenzweig’s firing, which benefited the defendants. Michael Kochen and Herek were later convicted and sentenced. Marcelo Kochen’s case is pending.
Rosenzweig is asking for his job back in addition to backpay and damages. His lawyers argued that in retaliating against him, DOJ has violated its own stated policies on political speech by targeting speech it does not agree with made by a citizen years before federal employment.
Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.
