DOJ Now Targeting Chicago Mayor in Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Liberal Cities
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The Department of Justice launched an investigation into Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) this week, accusing the mayor of racial discrimination in his hiring practices.
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general, highlighted Johnson’s recent comments at a Woodlawn church where he touted the Black employees he’s brought into his administration.
“Considering these remarks, I have authorized an investigation to determine whether the City of Chicago is engaged in a pattern of practice of discrimination as set forth above,” Dhillon said about Johnson, accusing him of potentially violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Johnson’s comments were made on Sunday and he acknowledged that he could receive pushback from critics.
“There are some detractors that will push back on me and say, ‘The only thing the mayor talks about is the hiring of Black people.’ No. What I’m saying is when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else. We are the most generous people on the planet. I don’t know too many cultures that have play cousins,” the mayor said.
The targeting of Chicago is the latest move by President Donald Trump’s administration to target liberal cities. Chicago itself was already sued in February by the DOJ over their “sanctuary” laws regarding illegal migrants.
The lawsuit accused Chicago and the state of Illinois of “making it more difficult for, and deliberately impeding, federal immigration officers’ ability to carry out their responsibilities” amid the administration’s deportation efforts.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) denied that Illinois is in violation of federal law.
“Instead of working with us to support law enforcement, the Trump Administration is making it more difficult to protect the public, just like they did when Trump pardoned the convicted January 6 violent criminals. We look forward to seeing them in court,” the governor’s office said at the time.
