A former Justice Department attorney alleges the DOJ's investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League schools had predetermined conclusions and didn't use normal investigative practices.
The allegations come from a whistleblower complaint filed with the House Judiciary Committee on Monday evening.
Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney of nearly a decade in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, told Congress there were irregularities in the manner in which three investigations into schools were carried out.
"Senior officials at DOJ and HHS departed from longstanding investigative practices designed to ensure due process, accuracy and legal compliance," according to the 28-page complaint sent to the House Judiciary Committee. "For at least some of the investigations, there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them. When they asked questions, raised legal concerns, or sought to document their objections, they were sometimes admonished and their concerns were often disregarded."
Certain "enforcement outcomes had been predetermined before the relevant evidence was collected and evaluated," according to the complaint.
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