Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon slammed and shot down reports that numerous DOJ officials quit because she refused to investigate the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
“This is fake news,” Dhillon told The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan. “No division employee quit.”
MS NOW reported that three people claimed these officials from the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division.
The media ate it up. I saw the articles, but decided to wait.
I’m glad I did because:
Dhillon tells me that 3 people applied for early retirement the day BEFORE the shooting. They gave notice weeks before.The fourth person mentioned in the story put in for retirement in early December, a month before the incident took place.2 of the other people that the story references have not resigned and are currently at their desks working, I’m told.While they have “apparently told the press they intend to resign,” Dhillon said, “our office has not received notice of any resignations.”
“The media’s never-ending attempts to drum up drama and strife within the DOJ are exhausting,” Dhillon continued. “My team and I will not let it distract us from our mission of protecting the civil rights of ALL Americans. We thank those employees retiring for their years of service to the Department and our nation.”
Oh, it wasn’t just MSNBC.
I don’t know why anyone would think the Civil Rights Division would have a hand in an investigation.
The FBI investigates these shooting.
ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility has its own investigation.
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