I’m not a Deep State conspiracy guy, but how in the world is the National Association of Assistant US Attorneys a thing? If they simply fought for higher pay and less accountability, which they do, that would be one thing.
But they take positions on national policy. In fact, today, their testimony on the crack disparity begins by saying we don’t take positions on legislation and then proceeds to state all of the reasons they oppose the EQUAL Act.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department, where they work, supports the EQUAL Act. In what other agency does this happen? If the Secretary Blinken testifies in favor of preferred trade status with China, can a bunch of State Dept underlings testify in opposition?
If Secretary Walsh testified before Congress in favor of increasing the minimum wage, would the Labor Dept let some deputy assistant secretary for labor statistics testify against it? Of course not. Why the pass for NAAUSA?
This isn’t even deep state stuff. They operate in the open. I assume they are not allowed to do any of this work on taxpayer time, but who knows. In any event, their opposition to EQUAL should carry same weight as their opposition to First Step Act, which passed overwhelmingly.
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