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Hi,
Almost an entire year after leaving office, Donald Trump’s political appointees are still working in the Department of Justice.1 Even worse, there’s never been any investigation into whether Trump broke personnel rules by hiring them. That’s because Attorney General Merrick Garland says he’s not “looking backward.”2
As a nation, we can’t collectively move forward past the Trump administration if his cronies are still burrowed deep inside the Department of Justice.
Sign the petition: Tell AG Merrick Garland to investigate and remove Trump appointees in the DOJ!
Having Trump appointees installed in career positions at the DOJ is a ticking time bomb for the Biden administration. One of them, Deputy Solicitor General Chris Gannon went against the Biden administration and argued, in front of the Supreme Court, to deny Social Security benefits for residents of Puerto Rico.
Another Trump appointee, Alexander Haas, has used his position as Director of the Federal Programs Branch to weaken protections for student-borrowers from predatory for-profit colleges.
These cases may seem small but they impact real people, and the longer these Trump appointees remain in the DOJ the more likely they could become involved in high-profile cases like voting rights, immigration, or reproductive rights.
President Biden can’t afford to keep Trump aides inside the DOJ. If Attorney General Merrick Garland truly wants to look forward and not backward, he can start by removing Trump’s cronies from his agency.
Sign the petition: Tell AG Merrick Garland to investigate and remove Trump appointees in the DOJ!
Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
Sources:
1. The American Prospect, “The Trump Officials Still Running Biden’s Justice Department,” December 13, 2021.
2. Washington Post, “Merrick Garland Will Not Deliver Your Catharsis,” July 19, 2021.
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