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Records Contradict DOJ Nominee's Testimony on Controversial Conference


Kristen Clarke moderated panel at pro-cop killer conference
Kristen Clarke / Getty Images Chuck Ross • May 4, 2021 3:50 pm
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Records obtained by the
Washington Free Beacon appear to contradict Justice Department nominee Kristen Clarke s sworn statement that she was not involved with a conference in which convicted cop killers were hailed as political prisoners.
Clarke told the Senate Judiciary Committee last month that she merely provided logistical support for a 1999 Columbia University conference, Black America vs. The Prison Industrial Complex. But an itinerary from the conference shows Clarke moderated a panel on alleged human rights violations in the prison system.
Clarke, who will head the Justice Department s influential civil rights division if confirmed, has already come under fire for shading the truth  in response to other questions from the Senate panel. Lawmakers have repeatedly pressed Clarke on past anti-Semitic writings and ....

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