Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has written Attorney General Eric Holder regarding Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee to run the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.
Johnsen, who once took part in a legal action to punish the Catholic Church for its pro-life stance, and who once compared pregnancy to slavery in a legal argument, has watched her nomination languish due to various senators’ concerns. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send Johnsen’s nomination to the Senate floor, but some believe that could be as far as her nomination goes.
King is seeking documents that would show Johnsen has been effectively doing the job at OLC anyway, despite the Senate’s failure to confirm her so far:
The group Americans for Limited Government requested the same documents in an October FOIA request, which has gone unanswered. Whether Johnsen was doing the job without confirmation is unproven, but the Obama administration’s months-long failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act is undisputed.
