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Top DoJ Official: Our Employees, Even Those Probing Trump Campaign, May Express Political Views

Government Executive: A top Justice Department official clarified to Congress on Wednesday that all federal employees, even those investigating Donald Trump’s campaign for president and any involvement of the Russian government in meddling with the 2016 election, are entitled to their political views and the expression of those views does not disqualify them from conducting their jobs effectively.

The statements from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein came as Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee consistently sounded the alarm over private text messages that showed several members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s staff were critical of President Trump, as well as political contributions they have made. Rosenstein said it would have been a violation of federal prohibited personnel practices to consider the political affiliation of applicants for any Justice position.

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