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Mazie Hirono: “The Department of Justice has been hollowed out of people…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Senator Hirono Stands Up For The Rule of Law

Published | Video Starts at 01:58

She didn't dispute that. Wow. Okay. This is one of the few times that maybe they kind of acknowledge the tr. So you have thousands of lawyers, experienced lawyers, who have left The Department of Justice has been hollowed out of people who actually go after white collar crimes, who enforce our civil rights laws. And so many of them are now very busy trying to do the kind of immigration reform that is ended up with ending up with thousands of people being locked up with no due process of law. (01:58–02:07)

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Asserts that the DOJ has lost personnel who focus on white-collar crime and civil rights enforcement.

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