DOJ declined to prosecute Wilbur Ross for misleading Congress about census question Jake Dima © Provided by Washington Examiner
The Department of Justice declined to prosecute former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over allegations he misled Congress in an unsuccessful push by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
An internal watchdog opened an investigation after 13 senators penned a letter in May 2019 to the agency s Office of Inspector General accusing Ross of concealing the contribution of a political redistricting strategist in the bid to add a citizenship question, which the then-secretary indicated would solely bolster enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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