Judicial Watch finds DOJ document that shows Obama politico involved in New Black Panther decision

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Washington Examiner:

Judicial Watch finds DOJ document that shows Obama politico involved in New Black Panther decision UPDATED!
By: MARK TAPSCOTT
Editorial Page Editor
09/20/10 11:28 AM EDT

Democratic election lawyer and Obama political appointee Samuel Hirsch was deeply involved in the Justice Department decision to drop the federal prosecution of two Philadelphia New Black Panthers for voting rights violations in the 2008 president election, according to documents identified by Judicial Watch.

The documents describe eight email exchanges between Hirsch, who is Deputy Associate Attorney General, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Steve Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum is a career attorney in DOJ.

The involvement of Hirsch in the decision contradicts sworn testimony by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

In response to a direct question from Commissioner Peter Kirsanov about political appointees influencing the decision to drop the New Black Panther prosecution, Perez responded by saying: "No. The decisions were made by Loretta King in consultation with Steve Rosenbaum, who is the Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General."

Judicial Watch discovered the existence of the email exchanges between Hirsch and Rosenbaum as a result of a DOJ-compiled Vaughn Index in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The index describes documents that were not provided in an FOIA response by a federal department or agency.

[AceRimmer]

Why am I not surprised by this news? Oh, that's right! We knew Holder was playing puppet for the White House by dropping the charges!

 

I'm shocked! Shocked! To find out that this was a politically motivated move by the WH!

[Casino67]

The race card is going to be played here quickly. Wait until the new Judicial committee meets in January. Just a bunch of racists trying to demean our Dear Leader.