Legal Group Sues Justice Department for Documents Related to Political Weaponization
Are political appointees at the Department of Justice (DOJ) being used to push the Biden administration’s radical agenda? America First Legal (AFL) thinks so and is suing the DOJ to obtain their records. AFL sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the DOJ, but has received no replies. AFL’s vice president and general counsel, Gene Hamilton, said, “We will continue to do everything in our power to hold the Biden Administration accountable for violating the law and concealing these records.”
AFL had sought information on the appointees’ names, positions, titles, salaries, ethics pledges, and more. On April 11, the organization filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the DOJ for an “immediate release” of these records.
The politicization of the DOJ became a heated issue after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in August in an apparent effort to retrieve official documents that Trump took from the White House. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who heads the DOJ, said he had “personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant.”
Conservative organizations accused Garland and FBI director Christopher Wray of having “grossly failed” in dealing out justice when they approved the unprecedented moves against Trump.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told NTD News, sister outlet of The Epoch Times, in March, “He’s used the Department of Justice and the FBI as a weapon to attack his political enemies,” Cruz said, “and I think it is profoundly harmful to the rule of law and to justice in America.”
AFL runs an online database of thousands of documents the organization has obtained on political appointees in the federal government. In total, 4,548 documents, 2,137 contacts, and 361 organizations are covered under this project.
Politicization of Federal Agencies
In November, Republicans from the House Judiciary Committee sent letters to at least 42 officials in the Biden adminis
Is the DOJ being used to push the Biden administration’s radical agenda? America First Legal (AFL) thinks so and is taking action. AFL is suing the DOJ to obtain records of political appointees employed at the agency, alleging that these individuals have been placed there to advance the administration’s agenda. AFL sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the DOJ, but has received no replies. AFL’s vice president and general counsel, Gene Hamilton, is determined to hold the Biden administration accountable for violating the law and concealing these records.
AFL had sought information on the appointees’ names, positions, titles, salaries, ethics pledges, and more. On April 11, the organization filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the DOJ for an “immediate release” of these records.
The politicization of the DOJ became a heated issue after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in August in an apparent effort to retrieve official documents that Trump took from the White House. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who heads the DOJ, said he had “personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant.”
Conservative organizations accused Garland and FBI director Christopher Wray of having “grossly failed” in dealing out justice when they approved the unprecedented moves against Trump.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told NTD News, sister outlet of The Epoch Times, in March, “He’s used the Department of Justice and the FBI as a weapon to attack his political enemies,” Cruz said, “and I think it is profoundly harmful to the rule of law and to justice in America.”
AFL runs an online database of thousands of documents the organization has obtained on political appointees in the federal government. In total, 4,548 documents, 2,137 contacts, and 361 organizations are covered under this project.
Politicization of Federal Agencies
In November, Republicans from the House Judiciary Committee sent letters to at least 42 officials in the Biden adminis
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