Biden Choice for Justice Dept.âs No. 2 Is Seen as a Consensus Builder
Lisa Monaco, a veteran of national security posts, is expected to be a key player in the administrationâs push to combat domestic extremism, embodied most publicly in the departmentâs inquiry into the Capitol attack.
Lisa Monaco is poised to become the deputy attorney general, where her ability to broker consensus on politically charged issues will quickly be tested.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
April 17, 2021, 11:47 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON â Lisa Monaco was President Barack Obamaâs top counterterrorism adviser when she was handed an intractable problem: Fix the administrationâs ineffective response to the kidnappings of Americans by Islamic State fighters, which had prompted outcries from victimsâ families, without changing the governmentâs refusal to make concessions to terrorists.
Biden Nominees Vow to Avoid Politicizing Justice Dept.
The president’s picks for the department’s No. 2 and 3 spots pledged to restore independence to law enforcement.
Lisa Monaco, a veteran law enforcement and national security official, would if confirmed as deputy attorney general oversee the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON President Biden’s nominees to fill out the Justice Department’s leadership ranks pledged at their confirmation hearing on Tuesday to tackle domestic extremism, racial inequality and other thorny issues within the bounds of the law, seeking to restore order to a department battered by political attacks during the Trump administration.