President Biden’s acting AG received a memo in 2017, first reported by @skirchy, that would have made him aware of Trump family separations long before it was known publicly. Memo resulted in transfer of prosecutor who raised concerns. With @JuliaEAinsley. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
President Biden has said he is committed to reuniting migrant families separated by Trump and is expected to announce a task force to do so in the coming days. He also said his DOJ would conduct a “thorough, thorough investigation” into potential criminality of the policy.
White House declined comment on whether Biden transition knew about Acting AG Monty Wilkinson’s role in prosecutor's transfer. DOJ says office Wilkinson led at the time “plays an administrative role related to the associated paperwork but does not make decisions on assignments.”
Why is this newsworthy now? Because what Acting AG Wilkinson knows or did may be important evidence if and when the Biden administration choses to hold people accountable for separations, as I told @TiffanyDCross. #CrossConnection
It also raises questions about the Biden transition, whether this incident came up during the vetting process for the Acting AG, and what they already know.
As I mentioned above and we report in our article what happened was public knowledge after having been first reported by @skirchy for @guardian in this piece last fall. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/s…
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