AG ​Mayes issued the following statement in response to the release of federal records, obtained by Reuters under the Freedom of Information Act, revealing that the Trump administration has eliminated more than 4,000 positions across the nation’s top federal law enforcement agencies.

"The Trump administration has been lying to the American people. You cannot claim to be tough on crime while systematically dismantling the agencies that fight it. When the federal government cuts thousands of law enforcement positions like the Trump administration has done over the past year, the burden falls on state and local law enforcement agencies that are already stretched thin. I am grateful for the partnerships we have with those who remain at federal agencies and help keep Arizonans safe, but these cuts make that work harder. You cannot expect the same results with a fraction of the federal workforce." – AG Mayes