DOJ Appointee Accused Of Using Politics To Shape Grant-Awarding Process | Talking Points Memo

A Justice Department official appointed by President Donald Trump let partisan political considerations infect a federal grant-awarding process, according to a complaint to the DOJ inspector general.


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I don’t think WSJ (Wall Street Joe) will put an end to this because he takes campaign contributions from millionaire bankers and fossil fuel execs.

How do you shape chaos into policy to accomplish awarding grants?

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William Burroughs noted that if you really wanted to be a corrupt official, the goal would be to assume a low-scrutiny post like Office of Sewers. Similarly, in pushing her pro-punishment agenda, Darlene Hutchinson Biehl should have been able to fly under the radar like a good Trump termite if she had only refrained from blabbing. She will likely become much more interested in getting “leniency” from the judicial system if she faces charges for perverting the grant process.

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DOJ Appointee Accused Of Using Politics To Shape Grant-Awarding Process

[I’m so shocked I’ve fainted dead away.]

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Noble whistleblowers, I salute you!

Between six and eight employees approached the union with the allegations, Moses said, starting in early July.

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Hutchinson Biehl did not reply to an emailed request for comment.

That’s right!

And don’t expect her to, until after she completes a thorough search of Josh Marshall’s social media accounts for evidence of his political views.

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Sigh, there is so much corruption throughout the executive branch now, it’s going to take a long time to root it out. Hopefully enough dedicated civil servants will remain to point out all the bad things that happen and help to rebuild the government after Trump and his lackeys are gone.

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Someone crooked at the DOJ? Impossible! People like Chuck Rosenberg and Joyce Vance have assured us the department is stocked with good men and women who love the law and uphold truth, justice and the American Way, appointees or not.

And let’s not forget Laurence Tribe, who has duly told us that the Inspector General of the DOJ is above reproach.

Oh, wait.

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Monica Goodling must be so proud.

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Then we won’t tell you that there is gambling in this establishment. Too many shocks to the system can do a body in.

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So, potential peer reviewers who might get in the way of her plans to award grants to whoever she personally thinks “deserving”?

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(whispers) I think he leans to the left.

His Pot Bellied Pig Rescue and Retirement Home is not going to be a contender now.

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I no longer am surprised at their corrupt actions and intents, but I gotta say I am somewhat surprised at how lousy they are, again and again, at hiding their illegal activities.
Nice to see the unions playing a role here.

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The expression on this man’s face says.

(1) I am hated
(2) I hate
(3) I cheat
(4) I am self-satisfied
(5) I force people to "agree’ with me
(6) I expect to get away with everything
(7) I do not live in the world of normal emotions and never have
(8) I order you to have to pay attention to me

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Yeah, whatever happened to her? Of course, Monica was in charge of HIRING DOJ attorneys, not in doling out cash to grant requests. And did I miss the big push on legalizing prostitution? My beef is the cops arrest the girls, but the Johns (and pimps) walk.

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What does a “Montgomery, Alabama lifestyle writer” write about?

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Law and order, crime and punishment … You know, lifestyle stuff.

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