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1) Under Obama, the DOJ was fundamentally pushed to the left by Attorney General Eric Holder and then by his successor, Loretta Lynch.
2) J. Christian Adams highlighted the highly politicized DOJ hiring practices put in place by Obama and Eric Holder in an extensive series of investigative articles.
pjmedia.com/every-single-o…
3) His conclusion in his final article – located at bottom of the article listing:
4) Eric Holder came up with the process for doling out settlements from the financial crisis to activist groups.
5) According to a Congressional Committee Report – Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016:
congress.gov/congressional-…
6) The Congressional Committee also noted the Justice Department’s stonewalling tactics:
7) Obama’s Justice Department took proceeds that were intended to benefit homeowners harmed during the 2008 financial crisis – nearly $1 billion per Congressional records – and used these settlements to directly fund left-wing political organizations – their political allies.
The DOJ Slush Fund that was run under Obama & Holder is just one in a litany of abuses and over-reach that occurred at the DOJ during Obama's tenure.
themarketswork.com/2017/03/02/the…
Rep Bob Goodlatte & Rep. Tom Marino worked to end the DOJ Slush Fund.

But it wasn't until Trump won the presidency that the practice was ended by AG Jeff Sessions on June 5, 2017.
themarketswork.com/2017/06/07/the…
10) AG Sessions:

“When the federal government settles a case against a corporate wrongdoer, any settlement funds should go first to the victims and then to the American people—not to bankroll third-party special interest groups or the political friends of whoever is in power.”
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