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Peter Welch: “Political appointees at the Department of Justice have…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Peter Welch's Denouncement of Trump's Executive Order on Election Integrity

Published | Video Starts at 06:14

In other words, it's about destroying the Civil Rights Division. Assistant Attorney General Hermit Dhillon, surely at the direction of the White House, is punishing career attorneys. This is outrageous. Also, reportedly, Political appointees at the Department of Justice have ordered the dismissal of all active cases and the closing of all active investigations by the section. Our Civil Rights Division within the Department of Justice has a revered history for standing up for the rights of all citizens and their constitutional rights to be enforced and protected. (06:14–06:27)

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Asserts that DOJ political appointees have closed all active voting rights cases and investigations.

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