The president-elect, announcing his Justice Department team Thursday, said the largely White mob that attacked the Capitol was treated far better than Black protesters would have been. He also vowed to restore the department’s political neutrality and honor.
Synopsis As associate attorney general, the number three job at the department, I nominate Vanita Gupta. A woman I ve known for some time. One of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America, Biden told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware as he announced some of the key nominations in the Justice Department on Thursday.
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Washington: Vanita Gupta is one of the most respected civil rights lawyers in America and a proud daughter of immigrants from India who has fought for greater equity, US President-elect Joe Biden has said as he nominated the Indian-American to be his associate attorney general.
WATERTOWN — Unsettled eyes from around the world, across the nation and in the north country watched Wednesday, as the U.S. Capitol was mobbed by the president’s supporters.
A combination of the Georgia Senate races, arcane rules of committee procedure, and the political climate are delaying what has been a decades-long tradition of presidents having their national security team in place on Inauguration Day.