WASHINGTON, March 13–A Department of Justice (DOJ) whistleblower has disclosed to Congress how the Trump Administration illegally gutted the Department’s Community Relations Service (CRS) office.
Julius Nam, a WhistleblowerAid.org client, former federal prosecutor, and former CRS Associate Director, came forward to Congress in an effort to correct and complete the record, and to ensure that the DOJ is transparent in its dealings with both the courts and the public.
Before the office was dismantled, Nam repeatedly warned senior Administration officials that reducing the office from more than 50 staff to a single employee would destroy it. As he warned, the impact of CRS’s dissolution has directly and concretely impacted communities nationwide.
Though it isn’t a household name, CRS was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to serve as a “peacemaker” in community civil rights conflicts. Its mission was expanded in 1996 under the Church Arson Prevention Act to counter and prevent hate crimes against religious communities. The 2009 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act further empowered CRS to address hate crimes based on gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and disability.
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