Dem. Rep. Mfume: ‘We Don’t Want the Justice Dept. To Be the Just-I.C.E. Dept.’

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MFUME: “I hope that nobody is shocked watching these picks. If that's the case, then we've been living under a rock. Most of us figured that Donald Trump would do what he’s doing now, to a large extent stack his administration with people from the Project 2025 group. There are five of them out of that group right now, not the least of which is the director of the CIA. So, I think first and foremost, the first thing is to make sure that, to the extent we can get the nominee for attorney general on the record through Senate confirmation hearings where they are going to be asked, and should be asked, tough questions, that’s the first thing. We don’t want the Justice Department to turn into the just-ICE Department when it comes to black and brown people and women in this country. And beyond that, I think it’s very important, without telling the Senate how to do their job, that they do their job and not just accept what the president sends over.”