Justice Department restrains lawyers in Panther probe

[SVPete]

Justice Department restrains lawyers in Panther probe
By Jerry Seper
The Washington Times
12/16/09

Joseph H. Hunt, director of the Justice Department's Federal Programs Branch, ordered the lawyers' silence in a letter to the attorney for J. Christian Adams, the lead attorney for the department in the New Black Panther case. The letter said "well-established" and "lawful" Justice Department guidelines prohibited Mr. Adams' cooperation in the commission probe.

In the letter, Mr. Hunt said the Civil Rights Commission "possesses no authority to initiate criminal prosecution of anyone" and has the ability only to make referrals to the Justice Department recommending that a criminal case be opened. The commission does not have the authority to enforce subpoenas, he added.

Emphasis added. Translation: "You can break the law, and we've got your back."

[thundley4]

The CRC is investigating the DOJ, but their only option is to turn their findings over to the DOJ for determination of prosecution, but the DOJ is refusing to cooperate in the investigation .

ACORN cleared itself of wrong doing, no reason we should expect less from Eric Holder.

[bkg]

Remember when we had three arms of government as a means of checks and balances?