Rep. Issa, Former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam to Testify at Subcommittee Hearing on Removal of Seven U.S. Attorneys

Rep. Issa, Former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam to Testify at Subcommittee Hearing on Removal of Seven U.S. Attorneys

Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) will testify at a Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing scheduled for Tuesday at 2 PM on the removal of seven U.S. Attorneys including Carol Lam, the former U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of California. Carol Lam and other removed U.S. Attorneys will also testify at the hearing.

"As U.S. Attorney, Carol Lam compiled a number of notable achievements including the successful prosecution of former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham," said Issa. "These achievements, while significant, did not excuse the fact that her office neglected border crimes - particularly prosecuting the foot soldiers of alien smuggling cartels."

"For three years I wrote Ms. Lam, the U.S. Attorney General, and the President asking that more be done to prosecute those who traffic in human beings. Only someone who believes that trafficking human beings isn't a serious crime could look at Carol Lam's record and say she was removed for no good reason," added Issa.

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