Two High-Profile Prospects for FBI Director Express Disinterest

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two high-profile prospects for the FBI director job have signaled they don’t want it, reports Reuters. Advisers to Judge Merrick Garland and Sen. John Cornyn said they discouraged them from seeking the post, cautioning that they would be leaving important, secure jobs for one fraught with politics and controversy, reports Reuters. Nominating…

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Ex-Justice Official Blasts Attorney General Session for Tougher Drug Sentence Policy

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Vanita Gupta, the former head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has joined in the chorus of people critical of Attorney General Jeff Sessions new call for a harsher sentencing policy for drugs, Yahoo! News reports. Gupta calls the policy “incredibly disappointing.” Gupta, who also served as principal deputy…

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