From the DOJ IG report (.pdf) on Schlozman (my emphasis):
Another example is an e-mail dated January 6, 2004, from Schlozman to an attorney hired by Schlozman in the Civil Rights Division. Shortly after being hired, the attorney sent an e-mail to Schlozman expressing his happiness in the Special Litigation Section, noting that his “office is even next to a Federalist Society member.”
Schlozman replied, “Just between you and me, we hired another member of ‘the team’ yesterday. And still another ideological comrade will be starting in one month. So we are making progress.”
Of course, Schlozman subsequently testified to Congress that he did not take political affiliation into account when hiring career lawyers at DOJ.
