Video of DOJ Official Putting on Mask Behind the Scenes Goes Viral, Draws Heat: ‘The Same DOJ Fighting to Keep Mandates at Your Kid’s School’

A video of a Department of Justice official putting on his mask before walking out to the lectern in the department’s briefing room went viral on Monday, prompting outrage on Twitter.

A DOJ spokesperson told Mediaite that the video is from December 2020. That was during the Trump administration.

The video resurfacing comes just days after the DOJ filed a statement in support of a federal lawsuit against Texas’ ban on mask mandates.

Verified Twitter users slammed the DOJ official for not wearing a mask and putting on one before walking out to the lectern.

Just another mask fraud on full display. ? pic.twitter.com/7t1tivArMI

— suzy (@Suzy1776_) October 4, 2021

The same DOJ fighting to keep mask mandates at your kid’s school. pic.twitter.com/h1Soq5Ji7O

— Joe Borelli (@JoeBorelliNYC) October 4, 2021

Perfection. https://t.co/sET8g3YdH6

— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) October 4, 2021

Lol, we need more of these videos.. #manufacturedchaos https://t.co/FEKzazgwP2

— Alissa Batts (@alissa_batts) October 4, 2021

Perfect https://t.co/0wEeCrsgkm

— Taylor Tepper (@TaylorTepper) October 4, 2021

#Theatre https://t.co/JclfRsEfjT

— Jeannine Edwards (@jeanninee12) October 4, 2021

Um… https://t.co/aMAShxSrrB

— Billy Hallowell (@BillyHallowell) October 4, 2021

Watch above.

Editor’s Note: We have updated this post to reflect that the video was from 2020.

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