Report from DOJ: "politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges"
Newly released report finds illegalities in Department of Justice hiring practices. We'll have more as it develops:
A new Justice Department report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges, and largely lays the blame on top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Monday's report singles out the department's former White House liaison, Monica Goodling, for violating federal law and Justice Department policy by discriminating against job applicants who weren't Republican or conservative loyalists.
The 140-page report does not indicate whether Goodling or former Gonzales chief of staff Kyle Sampson could face any charges. None of those involved in the discriminatory hiring still work at Justice, meaning they will avoid any department penalties.
However, Justice investigators said that Goodling, at least, may lose her license to practice law as a result of the findings.
Gonzales was largely unaware of the hiring decisions by two of his most trusted aides. The report said his aides' decisions weeded out Democrats and that Goodling also rejected at least one lesbian job applicant.
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Bar complaints to follow, I hope?
These attorneys are senior to the ones that CREW filed complaints against in the last IG report, so they deserve it even more.
I'd note that along with interference with justice complaints, I think there's a good argument for failing to zealously serve the interests of the client. Sampson, Goodling, and Nowacki hired less-qualified people to serve the client's interest in order to advance Sampson et al.'s personal political interests.