It's official. Cop killer advocate Debo Adegbile, who was voted down by the Democrat controlled Senate after being nominated by President Obama to head up the civil rights division of the Department of Justice earlier this year, has withdrawn his nomination.
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As a reminder:
The Senate has voted 52 to 47 to block the confirmation of Debo Adegbile, President Obama's nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. All Republicans and Democrats Coons, Heitkamp, Manchin, Pryor, Donnelly, Casey and Walsh voted against the nomination.
Adegbile came under heavy fire for his voluntary advocacy of convicted and unrepentant cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, who murdered Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Major law enforcement organizations, including the National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Association of Police Organizations, were opposed to the nomination. Philadelphia Democratic Prosecutor Seth Williams was also against the nomination. Daniel Faulkner's widow, Maureen Faulkner, repeatedly begged Senators to block Adegbile's confirmation. News of Adegbile's nomination first came from former DOJ attorney and whistleblower J. Christian Adams.
When Adegbile was voted down in March, President Obama called it a "travesty." According to the Associated Press, Adegbile will return to private practice at WilmerHale law firm.
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