Justice Department’s Image So Badly Tarnished as... - US Politics

"The Justice Department’s image was so badly battered as a result of the Bush administration’s politicization of the Department that restoring the public’s faith and confidence in the agency has become an even higher priority for the Department than even prosecuting even financial crimes and Wall Street criminals and protecting civil rights and civil liberties. The Justice Department’s Inspector General said in his most recent, but little noticed semiannual report that restoring confidence has risen to the second highest priority for the Department. Only counterterrorism is currently a higher priority, the Inspector General said. “The department needs to ensure that the diligence, hard work, and sound ethics of the overwhelming majority of department employees are not undermined by the few but highly visible incidents of potential misconduct,” the Inspector General, Glenn A. Fine, said in his report. “While the department’s leadership, both at the end of the past administration and during this administration, has taken important steps to confront this challenge, it must remain focused on this critical issue.”" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet