Justice Dept Official Admits She Lied During Confirmation

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Justice Dept Official Admits She Lied During Confirmation

The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process, CNN reports. Said Clarke: “When given the option to speak about such traumatic incidents in my life, I have chosen not to. I didn’t believe during my confirmation proc…