Jeff Carlson at The Epoch Times has an interesting thread up on Twitter explaining how the Obama administration transformed the Department of Justice.
For one thing, their hiring practices went against the long-established policies.
They hired 113 biased-left attorneys, despite the ban against it, and no non-partisans. [They also converted political appointments to permanent positions.]
Eric Holder also came up with the process for doling out settlements from the financial crisis to activist groups. The DOJ directed billions to leftist activist groups, funded Obama’s electric vehicle initiative, and paid interest on the settlement with Iran.
Jeff Sessions stopped the highly unorthodox practice.
For over a year, the DOJ stonewalled any attempt to divulge the communications about these settlements.
Obama’s justice department even took funds to benefit homeowners harmed during the 2008 crisis and used these settlements to directly fund left-wing political organizations – their political allies.
Groups receiving the funds were: “The National Council of La Raza. The National Urban League. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition. NeighborWorks America (which awards grants to left-leaning community organization groups, and has been compared with Acorn)”.
A slush fund used for leftist social justice causes creates a crony relationship and corrupts the Department.
THE TWEETS
2) J. Christian Adams highlighted the highly politicized DOJ hiring practices put in place by Obama and Eric Holder in an extensive series of investigative articles.https://t.co/fpdwrL75an
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
3) His conclusion in his final article – located at bottom of the article listing: pic.twitter.com/SaPaaPU2gx
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
4) Eric Holder came up with the process for doling out settlements from the financial crisis to activist groups. pic.twitter.com/w9YUzMkTcg
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
5) According to a Congressional Committee Report – Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016:https://t.co/cwF2ib6FWR pic.twitter.com/NwAEtTx1vA
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
6) The Congressional Committee also noted the Justice Department’s stonewalling tactics: pic.twitter.com/Vaik5Nq5pm
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
7) Obama’s Justice Department took proceeds that were intended to benefit homeowners harmed during the 2008 financial crisis – nearly $1 billion per Congressional records – and used these settlements to directly fund left-wing political organizations – their political allies.
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
The DOJ Slush Fund that was run under Obama & Holder is just one in a litany of abuses and over-reach that occurred at the DOJ during Obama’s tenure.https://t.co/Q1jNKWcxtf
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
Rep Bob Goodlatte & Rep. Tom Marino worked to end the DOJ Slush Fund.
But it wasn’t until Trump won the presidency that the practice was ended by AG Jeff Sessions on June 5, 2017.https://t.co/R2pGW0uoye
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
10) AG Sessions:
“When the federal government settles a case against a corporate wrongdoer, any settlement funds should go first to the victims and then to the American people—not to bankroll third-party special interest groups or the political friends of whoever is in power.”
— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) February 16, 2020
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I remember when the DOJ went after banks that loaned to gun stores.