We’re going to stop this flood of pro-corporate attorneys.

Dear Friend,

Attorney General Merrick Garland promised that he had “no conflicts” when it came to prosecuting Google and other Big Tech organizations for antitrust violations.1

So why is Garland filling top positions in the Department of Justice with Big Tech and corporate attorneys?2

The DOJ should be working for the people, but Garland’s hires from big law firms that represent big corporations have been flying under the radar. That stops now. Demand Progress and the People’s Parity Project are about to drive this digital billboard right up to the DOJ headquarters so they can’t miss it:

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Will you donate to help with the costs of this billboard and ensure that the DOJ’s key leadership roles are filled by people who will fight for our rights, not those of corporate America?

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The attorneys the Biden administration has already hired or is considering for positions are from giant firms like Kirkland & Ellis and have represented corporations that include Facebook, Jeff Bezos, and Apple.3

Lisa Monaco, the deputy attorney general, has represented Boeing, Exxon, and SoftBank.4 Advisors Karen Dunn and Jamie Gorelick are tied to Uber, Amazon, and Google.5

This is not the DOJ we need in order to break up Big Tech, and it's notf the one to stop attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or protect us from other abuses of corporate power.

Demand Progress has been successful in blocking corporate and conflicted employees in the past. We just won a big victory in pressuring the SEC’s former enforcement director, Alex Oh, to resign after Demand Progress highlighted her connections to Big Oil.6

Now we’re going to stop a rush of pro-corporate attorneys from filling the DOJ. Will you rush a donation to fund this important billboard campaign?

Will you donate to Demand Progress today?

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

Sources:

1. Reuters, "U.S. attorney general nominee Garland says 'no conflicts' when it comes to Big Tech," February 22, 2021
2. The Intercept, "Corporate lawyers line up for justice department top slots," February 23, 2021
3. Ibid.
4. Bloomberg, "Biden’s DOJ Picks Assailed for Corporate Ties in Letter to Klain," March 11, 2021
5. Ibid.
6. Politico, "SEC enforcement chief resigns over role in Indonesian torture case," April 28, 2021

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