Lott hired at DOJ

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/1...artment-440251

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The Justice Department has hired an economist known for provocative research claiming that communities can reduce crime by allowing widespread gun ownership and implementing policies making it easier to carry a gun in public.

While gun violence has been the primary focus of Lott’s work, he has also dabbled in research related to election fraud. In September 2017, he delivered a presentation to Trump’s short-lived election-integrity commission, urging use of the national gun background check database to verify voter rolls. (huh? - Glenn)

In recent days, Lott has insisted that the presidential election results were tainted by a huge wave of illegal ballots. “Massive vote fraud in Pennsylvania,” he declared on Facebook on Nov. 4.

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Don't know what to make of this. Will it stand after the administration switches hands? FYI, Lott has a mixed rep in the progun criminological world. That's the progun gun criminological world. Supports some out there stuff too.

Just a last minute hire that won't stand? I don't know about job security in such positions. It is though a change from the negative attitude.

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A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed Lott’s title Monday, but declined to answer further questions about his hiring. The spokesperson would not say whether Lott is serving as a political appointee or a career civil service position.

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Sounds like a last-minute appointment intended to move money out the door before it gets taken away.


Okie John

Does the DOJ have a pool of unencumbered grant money, it can distribute quickly? As far as research grants, there aren't that many progun academics that could put a grant together so quickly and get reviewed - esp. with Covid hitting the academic reviewer class.