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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsnon-career "senior DOJ official" failed to show up for a compelled interview with the inspector gene
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Kurt Bardella
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If I were Judiciary Committee Democrats, I'd get the name and release it.
Zoe Tillman
@ZoeTillman
A now-former non-career "senior DOJ official" failed to show up for a compelled interview with the inspector general's office during a misconduct investigation, per newly released summary. The ex-official isn't named, as is standard with these summaries, and resigned soon after

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non-career "senior DOJ official" failed to show up for a compelled interview with the inspector gene (Original Post)
soothsayer
Apr 2021
OP
So, what was the objective of the interview? What misconduct was being investigated?
Midnight Writer
Apr 2021
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exboyfil
(18,348 posts)1. It seems it is time that another wing of the DoJ
take over. They can't compel self incrimination but they can get other witness testimony as well as lots and lots of search warrants.
SheltieLover
(78,258 posts)2. Release name & throw him in a cage to reconsider noncompliance
ScratchCat
(2,704 posts)3. "Non-career"
Plus "former" means it was a Trump appointee who was from outside DOJ. That's probably the "interim" guy between Sessions and Barr. Name escapes me.
dalton99a
(92,843 posts)7. Matthew Whitaker
ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)9. my thought too.
Midnight Writer
(25,206 posts)4. So, what was the objective of the interview? What misconduct was being investigated?
uponit7771
(93,504 posts)5. OK, this is some shit here. How is the "fuck all yaw ..." attitude towards congress allowed. I don't
... care democrat or republican we should be able to get people to testify and talk to commitees
Nevilledog
(54,754 posts)6. Patel or Ellis
ProfessorGAC
(76,133 posts)8. I'm Going With Patel
If for no reason other than he seems the dirtiest of the ideologues.
