The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/u-s-department-of-justice/)
Trump administration officials “significantly underestimated [the zero tolerance policy’s] complexities and demonstrated a deficient understanding of the legal requirements related to the care and custody of separated children,” the IG report said.
President-elect Joe Biden assailed what he described as an unequal justice system reflected in the lenient response to the mostly white rioters who assaulted the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Biden selected Garland over former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, choosing to elevate the former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals in D.C. to run the Justice Department.
Byung “BJay” Pak, the U.S. Attorney in Atlanta, resigned on Monday after indicating that he would not leave until Inauguration Day. President Donald Trump had referred to a “never-Trumper U.S. Attorney” in a phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state.
The Justice Department plans to resume policing the police in the Biden administration. Reforms started in a Connecticut city during the Obama administration show what can be done with DOJ prodding.
William Barr succeeded in leaving the Attorney General’s office largely on his terms. Analysts say he followed a “maximalist view of executive power” and was untroubled by the perception that he was serving the president’s agenda.
Some liberals say federal appeals judge Merrick Garland is too deferential to law enforcement. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates get more support.
The DOJ program of sending federal agents to help local police fight violent crime in nine cities resulted in more than 6,000 arrests.
President-elect Joe Biden and his advisers are considering announcing other leadership roles in the Justice Department along with attorney general.
Federal aid to programs that help crime victims would drop by nearly one-third under an appropriations bill approved by congressional leaders on Sunday.