Reality Check: Justice department plagued with in-fighting, racism & political favoritism?

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Reality Check: Justice department plagued with in-fighting, racism & political favoritism?

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Is the Department of Justice failing to adequately pursue cases of voting rights discrimination as a result of in-fighting, racism and political leanings?

A new report by the Office of the Inspector General is pointing to shameful behavior by lawyers in the justice department during the last two presidential administrations.

Ben has the Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.

Click here to read the 'Review of the Operations of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division'

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