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The End of the Insider Party Network
The pipeline from corporate America and Democratic insider circles into government is being challenged.
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ThenâVice President Joe Biden speaks during a photo opportunity with others including former staffer Ricki Seidman, far left, December 2013, at the White House.
Ricki Seidman is one of those people toiling in the background of American history who inevitably has to be depicted in movies. As an associate to Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), she helped fight the Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas nominations. She prepped Anita Hill for her Senate Judiciary testimony (Grace Gummer played her in the HBO film about the Hill hearings,
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Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland defended hiring lawyers with Big Tech experience at yesterdayâs confirmation hearing.
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Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland testifies at Mondayâs confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
This piece has been co-published with Ryan Grim contributed reporting.
The first day of Senate Judiciary hearings for Merrick Garland, Joe Bidenâs appointee for attorney general, was surprisingly uneventful. Garland faced little meaningful pushback from Republicans, while assuring them repeatedly that he would not bring anything even resembling political motivation into the Department of Justice. âI would not have taken this job if I thought that politics would have any influence over prosecutions and investigations,â he said. With support from at least
Jenner & Block LLP announced Monday that the co-chair of one of its government-focused practices is taking a top spot in the U.S. Department of Justice, while the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said it was adding a former WilmerHale attorney as general counsel.