DOJ accused of lying to court about gutting team tasked with combating hate crimes

A former senior career Justice Department official has accused the Trump administration of illegally dismantling the agency's only office dedicated to preventing hate crimes and community violence, then lying about it to a federal judge.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, fired off a scathing letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, demanding answers after Democrats received the explosive protected disclosure about the DOJ's gutting of its Community Relations Service.