DOJ's internal investigation details federal violations

The Justice Department's Inspector General has issued a detailed report today, outlining various violations of federal law and DOJ policy with regard to the hiring practices within the Department's Civil Rights division. Several individuals are singled out, and in particular Bradley Schlozman, a former DOJ appointee under the Bush Administration. Schlozman is citied not only for making conservative political ideology the litmus test for hiring and promotion – but Scholzman is also pointed out for providing false and misleading testimony to the Senate surrounding the controversy. The matter was referred to the U.S. Attorney in D.C., but on January 9, the U.S. Attorney's office declined prosecution. Jerry Hebert is the Executive Director and Director of Litigation at the Campaign Legal Center in Washington; he also worked for the DOJ's Civil Rights Division…. Hebert says that the U.S. Attorney's decision to decline prosecution is troubling.

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