US EditionTrump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election through media leaks: IG report
- Multiple senior officials in the Justice Department under the first Trump administration leaked non-public details of inquiries into COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes in Democratic-led states, according to an Inspector General report released after a CNN Freedom of Information Act request.
- The Inspector General report details disagreements about how to publicly announce investigative steps in Democratic-led states, with concerns raised by department employees about misleading statements in draft press releases.
- The report suggests that the disclosures were politically motivated, occurring days before the 2020 election, with one official stating that leaking investigative steps would be their 'last play on them before election.'
- The Inspector General concluded that the conduct of senior officials raised serious questions about partisan political motivation for their actions during the 2020 election period.
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Did DOJ Officials Try to Sway the 2020 Election for Trump?
A new report by the Inspector General found that three senior officials improperly shared details with the media about plans to collect data on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in states with Democratic governors.
Politics may have driven pre-election leak of Trump DOJ Covid nursing home probe, watchdog suggests
(CNN) — Multiple senior officials in the Justice Department under the first Trump administration improperly leaked non-public details of inquiries into Covid-19 deaths at nursing homes in Democratic-led states, according to a newly-released inspector general report released following a CNN…
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump’s first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic state governors over COVID-19 related probes, according to a report released by the department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Inspector General Michael Horowitz pointed to three senior Trump officials’ federal…
DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election for Trump, watchdog says - West Hawaii Today
Three senior U.S. Justice Department officials committed misconduct in the final months of Donald Trump’s first presidency by leaking details about a non-public investigation, a move that may have been intended to sway the 2020 election, the department’s internal watchdog concluded in a new report.
DOJ Watchdog Criticizes Trump Officials For COVID Leaks
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General has found that senior Justice Department officials under the first Trump administration improperly leaked information about investigations into COVID-19 deaths in states run by Democrats shortly before the 2020 presidential election, according to a report posted Tuesday.
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