Posted on 05/02/2024 2:42:51 AM PDT by Libloather
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke admitted Wednesday that she was arrested and chose not to disclose the legal matter during her Senate confirmation process because it had been expunged from her record.
During her 2021 confirmation process, Clarke, who now heads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, was asked by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a questionnaire if she’d “ever been arrested for or accused of committing a violent crime against any person.”
To which Clarke responded, “No.”
The Daily Signal reported on Tuesday that Clarke was arrested in Maryland in relation to a domestic violence complaint back in 2006.
The outlet cited court documents, her ex-husband Reginald Avery and text messages between Avery and the head of the American Accountability Foundation (a conservative nonprofit group).
Avery told the outlet that his finger was “sliced to the bone” after Clarke allegedly came at him with a knife after he revealed that he was cheating on her.
Charges against Clarke were dropped, and more than a year later, she filed paperwork that would wipe the arrest from her record.
“Nearly 2 decades ago, I was subjected to years-long abuse and domestic violence at the hands of my ex-husband,” Clarke said in a statement to CNN 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,” she added. “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.”
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As simple as that. Like wiping it with a cloth.
I can agree with her on this.
I was arrested on false charges once. But I had an airtight alibi... I was in my attorney’s office, on the phone with the judge setting a court date, when the alleged crime took place.
My records were expunged. Do I report that for the rest of my life? That I was arrested for violent abuse?
Were the police called to your home 9 times, as the article outlines?
Apparently her mental scars should disqualify her from any position in government. She is a liar and even though that is at the top of the requirements for a Government job. Lying to congress should have her tossed.
If there is a higher standard of reporting for government officials, then I’m against her on this. If, however, it’s a generic question related to reportable arrests, I’m inclined to agree with Mr. K.
That being said, she didn’t need to play the victim card here. Too often people try to smooth over their excuse by playing the victim card. It’s a simple yes or no question. I don’t care if you were traumatized or not, that doesn’t change the outcome. Answer the question up front and provide details later. Courtroom answers, lady. Sheesh.
My understanding of “expunge” is that for all legal purposes, the thing never happened. It’s the closest thing to a Time Machine in the law.
Call Congress
(202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard operator
Message: DOJ Clarke’s testifying falsely, falsifying govt documents about her arrest and jailing, her comments about racial superiority, and her role organizing a 1994 event at Harvard that hosted a professor who accused Jews of persecuting black people are troubling.
She should step down immediately.
Clarke falsely testifying indicates she apparently believes Americans who pay her salary are too stupid to determine the facts.
“I was seeing another woman,” her then husband Avery shared in the May 2021 text message exchange. “She was angry. Attacked me with a knife. That’s the story,” Avery insisted. “That’s what happened. She went to jail.”
Avery confirmed to The Daily Signal that his text conversations with Jones accurately represent what took place that night, including that he did not ultimately press charges and that he was not contacted by federal authorities about the incident. He declined to comment further.
Prince George’s County Police Department records show that the department was called on nine different occasions by someone at Avery’s and Clarke’s Upper Marlboro, Maryland, household between May 2003 and December 2007.
Seven of those calls were for a “threat” or some type of domestic violence, but most were cleared without a report. The July 4, 2006, call was made by “Mr. Reginald” (Avery’s first name) and accompanied by a 760 code, according to a mainframe print-out from Prince George’s County computer-aided dispatch system obtained by The Daily Signal.
That 760 code is the department’s clearance code for “arrest,” the Prince George County Police Department confirmed.
But, you actually didn’t do it.
SHE DID.
Typical lying, dishonest, dishonorable, criminal democrat. And do we really want anyone in a position of authority who can actually KNIFE someone??????????
Can she be charged with perjury?
Avery should not have committed adultery.
But she was wrong to attack him with a knife.
Are the current accusations of abuse by Avery true, or is she now slandering Avery?
Is she trying to somehow justify her act of violence?
Male abusers do not always reform, but some do. Female abusers, on the other hand, seem almost never to reform (see the introduction of the book cited below).
Abusive women tend to remaining unaccountable for life. Society appears to want to look the other way rather than hold abusive women accountable for what they do (including both verbal abuse and physical violence).
https://www.amazon.com/Verbally-Abusive-Relationship-Expanded-Third/dp/1440504636
There are some places, specifically in government, where you have to disclose even expunged cases. Even though it’s expunged, there’s still a folio somewhere. It’s government. Once they have data, they don’t get rid of it, even if they’re ordered to do so.
Yes, she is. And the courts agree with her justification. Like you pointed out, men carry a different burden. There is no "fairness" in male-female relationships.
My guess is they were abusive to each other or she was crazy.
Surprised she didn’t angrily say the same thing Hillary said, “What difference at this point does it make?!”
Good thing she is a Lefty. If she were a conservative, a Republican, an associate of Trump, or Trump himself, well...she could have legal proceedings going on for years.
Good thing for her, though. She will get understanding nods and that will be the end of it.
>> I can agree with her on this.
Of course you can, Biden boy.
If she had been truthful the U.S. Senate might ultimately have withheld consent.
It seems likely her nomination would have been rejected over this.
She was hiding the information in order to get the high-level government job she wanted.
Is impeachment a possibility here? Perhaps she’s “playing the victim card” in a bid to avoid impeachment.
Avery might sue her for defamation.
Call Congress
(202) 224-3121
U.S. House switchboard operator
Mention state and zip to get connected.
Message: DOJ Clarke’s testifying falsely to Congress, falsifying govt documents about her arrest and jailing, her comments about racial superiority, and her role organizing a 1994 event at Harvard that hosted a professor who accused Jews of persecuting black people are troubling.
She should step down immediately.
Clarke falsely testifying indicates she apparently believes Americans
who pay her salary are too stupid to determine the facts.
Americans cannot tolerate a self-serving justice official with an utter contempt for its citizens.
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