Sentences with phrase «obama justice official»

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«A cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice.

The Obama administration also considered charging WikiLeaks and Assange, but Justice Department officials at the time decided that doing so would be problematic, since WikiLeaks arguably did the same thing that journalistic organizations like the Washington Post do.

Commenting on this morning's tweets, an Obama spokesman told the New York Times that «no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice.»

Instead, it encouraged Justice Department officials to keep reviewing the Obama administration's more hands - off approach to enforcement, something Sessions has promised to do since he took office.

The Justice Department's official filing of a «notice to appeal» Thursday came as no surprise, after White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said following the ruling that President Obama intends to recognize this year's National Day of Prayer, which is May 6.

Karol Mason, a top official in the Obama administration's justice department, will become the first black and first woman president of Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, trusteejustice department, will become the first black and first woman president of Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, trusteeJustice, trustees said.

The monitor insists, and Obama's Department of Justice agrees, that Westchester County officials must not only obtain financing for new low - income housing developments in Chappaqua, but must suppress local opposition to the project, the National Review article goes on to say.

A Justice Department official said no jurisdiction lost money for disobeying the policy under Obama.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, a former U.S. EPA official during the Obama administration who is now the senior vice president of climate, environmental justice and community revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus, argued that a special committee should be created regardless of which party controls Congress.

In January 2014, the Obama administration's Department of Justice and Department of Education jointly sent each school district a «Dear Colleague» letter urging local officials to avoid racial bias when suspending or expelling students.

As Bloomberg reports, President Obama is now saying that it's up to Attorney General Eric Holder and the current Justice Department to decide whether to prosecute Bush administration officials, including the lawyers, for authorizing the CIA's use of aggressive interrogation techniques.