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Justice Department Hired Criminals as Veteran Employees Fled

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is combing the bottom of the barrel to fill prosecutor vacancies. The New York Times reports that the office has resorted to hiring lawyers with criminal records, misconduct allegations, and a love of conspiracy theories to fill the void left by the departure of nearly 300 career, nonpartisan employees…

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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted RanksThe civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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