Goodling Admits Other Political Hires

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Here’s a question that needs more of an answer. Under questioning from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Goodling replied, “There were some other times when I was asked to help facilitate the placement of somebody that we knew to be Republican in career positions, and sometimes those were at the request of other people in the department.”

There has been some more back and forth on this, but it’s still not exactly clear what Goodling was referring to. Under questioning from Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Goodling talked about some “odd cases” or “bizarre cases” where political affiliation was taken into account in hiring certain DoJ employees. What was odd or bizarre about them?

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