About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of Donald Trump's leadership on the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ and features insights from experts on civil rights issues.

Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership has not only decimated the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, but they've actually weaponized that division to PERPETRATE civil rights abuses. The Civil Rights Division is vindictively investigating former Trump administration official Cassidy Hutchinson, who bravely testified before the January 6 House select committee that investigated the attack on the US Capitol. Glenn sat down with Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, and Reagan Rush, a former DOJ attorney who served in the Civil Rights Division for more than 15 years representing the interest of the American people. They talk about Donald Trump's attack on the Civil Rights Division, and his attempts to weaponize that storied division against his perceived enemies. Find Democrat Forward at: www.democracyforward.org Find Red Line for Civil Rights at: www.redlinecivilrights.org Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Kirschner

Guests: Skye Perryman, Reagan Rush

Topics covered

• Civil Rights Division
• DOJ leadership
• Trump administration
• civil rights abuses
• investigation
• political weaponization

Keywords

• Trump
• Civil Rights Division
• Department of Justice
• civil rights abuses
• investigation
• Cassidy Hutchinson
• Democracy Forward
• Reagan Rush

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy Forward, Department of Justice, January 6 House select committee, Red Line for Civil Rights

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