INTERVIEW — HANS VON SPAKOVSKY – former counsel in the Justice Department and a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation – discussed ongoing rumors about AG Sessions considering firing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe before he can retire and explained why we should include a citizenship question on the Census
- Sessions considering whether to fire McCabe (CNN) — Washington (CNN)Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was set to officially retire on March 18, but according to a source familiar with the matter, he could be fired just days before and lose his pension after a more than two-decade career at the bureau. The embattled official abruptly stepped down at the end of January and has been on leave since that time. CNN has learned the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility has recommended McCabe be fired and now the decision is up to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The issue stems from findings in an internal Justice. Department watchdog report that claims he misled investigators about his decision to authorize FBI officials to speak to the media about an investigation into the Clinton Foundation
- Department of Justice seeking to add citizenship status question in 2020 census (Fox 5 DC) — WASHINGTON – Are you a United States citizen? It’s a question you will not currently find on the census, but a request may change that. The question of citizenship status was removed from the U.S. census decades ago. However, the Department of Justice has asked the Census Bureau to add the question back in a letter submitted in December. The explanation in the letter outlined the need to obtain a reliable calculation of the voting-age population. Pushback has been swift with critics pointing to an added cost associated with the question along with creating fears for respondents. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., is opposed to the proposal of adding the question to the 2020 Census.
