Posted on 05/01/2024 6:20:13 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process.
Clarke’s now-expunged arrest, which reportedly occurred during a domestic dispute, quickly became a cause célèbre among right-wing media and lawmakers who claim she lied during her 2021 Senate confirmation hearing, with some calling for her resignation.
“Nearly 2 decades ago, I was subjected to years-long abuse and domestic violence at the hands of my ex-husband,” Clarke wrote in the statement on Wednesday. “This was a terrorizing and traumatizing period that I have sought to put behind me to promote my personal health, healing and well-being. The physical and emotional scars, the emotional abuse and exploitation, and the lying are things that no woman or mother should ever have to endure,” Clarke said.
In a written questionnaire from Republican Sen. Tom Cotton for the record before her Senate confirmation, Clarke answered “no” to a question asking whether, “since becoming a legal adult, have you ever been arrested for or accused of committing a violent crime against any person?”
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It appears that is only true if you are a democrat.
SHE was arrested for committing a violent crime against another person.
AND she lied about it.
But she wants victim status. Because Democrat.
Clarke’s now-expunged arrest, which reportedly occurred during a domestic dispute, quickly became a cause célèbre among right-wing media and lawmakers who claim she lied during her 2021 Senate confirmation hearing
Of course CNN and other left wing media outlets will continue to make excuses for this thug
The law profession suggests it was o.k. for her to answer “no”.
In some legal circles an expungement “clears” the record in a way similar to when an excutive pardons a criminal.
A little tip for anyone seeking typical competitive Federal employment in any kind of sensitive or privileged position.
If you have any arrest in your background, bring it out up front. You have a chance to explain and you probably will be given a fair chance to do so. If however you obscure your past or omit certain details and they find out, you usually are toast. Because the question becomes one of your truthfulness, candor and honesty. If they think you lack any of those things during the hiring process, they will show you the door.
There is a question when applying for a government job, “have you ever been denied a security clearance?” In my case while I had previously held a TS SCI clearance, I was denied follow on clearance. When I protested they granted me another clearance.
But when I applied for another job and was asked if I had ever been denied a clearance, when I truthfully answered yes then I was blackballed from applying without the option to justify my answer.
Kristen Clarke is a bald faced liar.
My experience is that the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) keeps a record of arrests even if they are allegedly expunged.
No it is not the truth for an arrest expungement, for a conviction that was expunged, YES, you can answer NO Legally.
Democrats always get to pick and choose which laws are enforced against them.
A pardon or expungement still doesn't change the fact that, on a certain day, this individual was arrested, handcuffed, booked, a mugshot of her taken, etc.
If a person then asserts, "I've never been arrested!", that is equivalent to claiming that no arrest took place, which is demonstrably untrue.
Regards,
So she lied.
She knowingly lied to a congressional committee to benefit herself.
However she rationalizes it to herself - she lied.
But she’s a democrat and that is their default position so it’s not a big surprise.
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