Tag: Clarke

Kristen Clarke Asked for Statement During Nomination, Ex Says

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke allegedly reached out to her ex-husband Reginald Avery in May 2021, he told The Daily Signal, asking him for a statement saying that she was not a domestic abuser during a nomination process where she did not disclose her past arrest. The revelation is significant given […]

DOJ’s Kristen Clarke Did Not Disclose Arrest, Alleges Abuse

The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke confirmed on Wednesday that she did not disclose an arrest and expungement during her nomination to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, alleging that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The Daily Signal reported Tuesday evening that Clarke, who testified in 2021 to senators that she had never been arrested […]

Mike Lee Calls for DOJ’s Kristen Clarke to Resign

Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee is calling for the resignation of Kristen Clarke, the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Kristen Clarke is in charge of enforcing civil rights laws,” Lee said in a statement posted to X on Tuesday evening. “She enforces those laws aggressively against anyone who sneezes near an abortion […]