Nothing Will Fundamentally Change

I am not surprised, but I am disappointed that the DoJ has decided not to prosecute Trump administration officials who lied to Congress about the census.

The net result of this will be more lying to Congress, and less effective oversight, which in turn will get us more corruption. 

The real reason for this, of course, is that members of the Biden administration want free rein to lie under oath as well:

The Justice Department has declined to prosecute former Trump administration officials, including former Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross, after an inspector general confirmed they provided false testimony regarding the origins of the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 census.

The Commerce IG launched its probe in 2019, following a request from lawmakers. The investigators did not make their report public, citing Privacy Act concerns, but said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., that Ross and other officials played a “substantive role” in proposing the addition of the citizenship question to the census. The proposal caused significant controversy as critics said it would deter non-citizens from participating in the count at all and it was eventually struck down by the Supreme Court.

Ross twice told Congress the addition of the citizenship question was based solely on a request from the Justice Department, but the IG found Ross “misrepresented the full rationale” behind the decision. Its findings follow publicly disclosed emails that clearly demonstrated the role Ross, the White House and other Commerce officials played well before Justice became involved. The Supreme Court noted the political influence when ordering the removal of the question.

This is the most depressing news that I have heard this month, and that includes the spread of the Delta Variant of Coronavirus. 

The decision is both corrupt and corrupting.

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My apologies to the Biden administration, it was Bill Barr's DoJ what done it, not the Biden administration.

Now reverse the decision and haul their flabby white asses into court.  (Surprise, they still won't)