1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

I am outraged by the recent Reuters report exposing Christopher Stanley, a senior advisor in the Justice Department’s Deputy Attorney General’s office, as a former hacker who bragged about illegal activities like distributing pirated software and breaching rival websites. This man, tied to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), holds an active security clearance and works in a sensitive role overseeing federal investigations, yet his past includes hacking, piracy, and even posting footage of a 2014 data breach when he was 23. How is this acceptable? The Justice Department claims “full trust” in Stanley, but former officials like Jonathan Rusch raise serious red flags about his access to confidential records. This isn’t some youthful mistake, he ran hacking forums for years, targeting video game companies and others, and only distanced himself when it suited him. Worse, after Reuters reached out, his old websites conveniently vanished from the Internet Archive. Smells like a cover-up to me. Stanley’s not alone, another DOGE staffer, Edward Coristine, was linked to cybercriminals. What kind of vetting is happening here? Trump’s team promised efficiency, not a free pass for shady characters to infiltrate our government. I demand you investigate Stanley’s role, his clearance, and DOGE’s hiring practices. The DOJ handles grand jury secrets and cybercrime probes, someone with this history shouldn’t be anywhere near it. Act now, or this is on you too.