In a rare note updating lawmakers on a Justice Department investigation, the DOJ on Wednesday informed the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that it has expanded its internal inquiry on the firing of U.S. Attorneys to include looking into hiring practices within its civil rights division. Lawmakers have questioned whether the division has hired prosecutors with strong political r�sum�s but little civil rights experience.
May 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has expanded its internal inquiry on the firing of U.S. Attorneys into whether politics played a part in hiring career prosecutors.
In a rare note updating lawmakers on its investigation, the department said it also was looking into hiring practices within its civil rights division. Lawmakers have questioned whether the division has hired prosecutors with strong political r�sum�s but little civil rights experience.
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