A Department of Justice whistleblower testified Wednesday that Attorney General Bill Barr improperly initiated probes into the cannabis industry because of his negative feelings about marijuana, an allegation that comes as Barr facesUS Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a roundtable meeting on seniors with US President DonaldTrump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, June 15, 2020.
Elias, who joined the DOJ in 2006 and served as the Antitrust Division's chief of staff between January 2017 and October 2018, says that marijuana-related investigations accounted for 29% of full-review merger investigations in fiscal 2019. Barr based decisions about probes “not on an antitrust analysis, but because he did not like the nature of their underlying business," Elias alleged.
The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility already investigated Elias’s allegations and determined that the division “acted reasonably and appropriately,” according to an email; during the hearing Wednesday, Republicans leaned heavily on this report and Doug Collins pointed out that Elias had previously sought to work for the Judiciary Committee Democrats on antitrust and oversight matters.
The Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday is part of an effort by Democrats to expose the allegations made by two Justice Department officials — Elias, and Aaron Zelinsky, who
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Anybody against marijuana in 2020 is a dingus and whiner
Or could it be because it’s against FEDERAL law?
Ignorant old white man.
I don't know if people actually thought he was going to be authentic for the position of Attorney General.. he was appointed by Trump will leave it there. PoliticalTrash
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Am I just a simple guy thinking this Leftist whistleblower has zero of anything to stand on? The Federal Government has not legalized marijuana. Why the hell is this guy even testifying?
U true.ges trying to help n get us the good stuff n bust the computer no charter fraud failure to disclose Rico guys if they tax complied n if they made things clean and safe to toke
Funny. Didn't he once say his favorite movie was Cheech & Chong's 'Up in Smoke'?😆😜
If anyone needs a toke, it’s him.
I Hope He Investigates Everything He Doesn't Like. He Can Get Things Done With Some Drive.
The problem is that the government is involved at all. Seriously.
Aren’t we not prosecuting cannabis companies because of prosecutorial discretion? Is it not still a narcotic outlawed by the federal government?
Unless I’m mistaken, marijuana is still illega under federal law. I don’t agree that it should be but that is what it is.
While he ate fast food and drank whiskey
Forbes is as bad as yahoo! Well done you left wing rag
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