Aakash Singh (1992/1993 – ) is an associate deputy attorney general in the second Donald Trump administration.[1][2][3] Singh has been characterized as an important figure in aligning federal prosecutors with Trump's political agenda.[1][2] He has instructed federal prosecutors that Trump is their "chief client."[2] He pressured U.S. attorneys offices to pursue criminal charges against anti-Trump protestors.[4][3]
Early life
Singh was raised in New Jersey and Florida.[2] His parents migrated to the United States from India.[2] He graduated with a law degree from George Washington University in 2017.[3][2]
Singh was a congressional aide to Chuck Grassley.[1] Singh is a former federal prosecutor.[1] In 2021, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.[3]
Second Trump administration
Singh's promotion in the second Trump administration after being endorsed by Mike Davis, an informal legal advisor to Trump.[2][3] Trump ally Ed Martin referred to Singh as "The Great One" in May 2025.[3]
In 2025, Singh issued a memo instructing U.S. attorneys offices to investigate a group funded by George Soros.[4] In 2026, Democratic lawmakers said they had a whistleblowers complaint that Singh had pressured prosecutors to pursue a case against the Southern Poverty Law Center.[5] Singh instructed federal prosecutors to prioritize criminal cases related to protests against mass deportation during the second Trump administration and to make sure to publicize those cases.[6]
Singh helped Lindsay Halligan, a Trump loyalist who was placed by Trump in the Eastern Virginia US attorney’s office to pursue flawed cases against Trump's perceived foes, including James Comey.[2] A Tennessee federal judge’s order suggested that Singh had directed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be indicted for human smuggling.[2]
In 2026, The New York Times reported that Singh was involved in suppressing an investigation into the circumstances of Trump's pardoning of David Gentile, a convicted fraudster behind a $1.6 billion scheme to defraud mom-and-pop investors.[1]
References
- "Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency". The New York Times. 2026-06-21. ISSN 0362-4331.
- "In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for 'Chief Client' Trump". Bloomberg Law. 2026-02-19. Archived from the original on 2026-06-05.
- Sweet, Jacqueline (2025-09-23). "US justice official leading prosecutions of minor crimes pleaded guilty to DUI". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- Berzon, Alan FeuerAlexandra; Londoño, Ernesto (2026-03-19). "'Go Big and Go Loud': Inside the Justice Dept.'s Push to Prosecute Protesters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- Sneed, Tierney (2026-05-01). "Lawmakers accuse Justice Department of rushing SPLC indictment, citing whistleblower reports". CNN.
- "Prosecutors told to prioritize, publicize cases tied to Trump immigration protests". Reuters. 2026.