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AFL’s probe, which involves public records requests to the California Attorney General’s Office, covers various issues. These include non-compliance with federal donor privacy laws, failure to enforce federal immigration laws, inadequate pursuit of equal justice, lack of disclosure of conflicts of interest, and failure to address evidence of misconduct. The nature of investigations by the California Fair Practices Commission and potential cover-ups of misconduct evidence are also under scrutiny.
Epstein explained, “And so those are really our probes of her not following the rule of law and bending it for a political objective. We also probe numerous kind of potential ethics issues and failures to disclose conflicts of interest, allowing her own staff as attorney general to engage in fraud and not kind of overseeing that.”
Harris’ early career, marked by a romantic relationship with California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, is also being examined. Brown reportedly helped her secure influential positions at the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Medical Assistance Commission. AFL is investigating whether Harris received improper political favoritism and whether she adequately recused herself or disclosed any conflicts of interest.
Fox News highlighted Harris’ controversial prosecutorial record, which became a focal point during her 2020 presidential campaign. Critics argue that her tough-on-crime stance disproportionately impacted low-income families and minorities, exacerbating their entanglement in the criminal justice system.
One of the most criticized policies was Harris’ handling of school truancy cases. She supported a 2011 truancy law allowing district attorneys to charge parents with a misdemeanor if their children were chronically absent without a valid reason. This law led to cases like that of Cheree Peoples, an African American mother arrested in 2013 after her child missed 20 days of school.
Harris later distanced herself from the truancy crackdown. In a 2019 podcast, she stated it was never her intention to criminalize parents and described the law as having “unintended consequences.”
Harris also faced backlash for her approach to low-level drug offenses during her tenure as San Francisco’s district attorney and California’s attorney general. Liberal critics argued that her policies contributed to the mass incarceration of Black men, instead of focusing on rehabilitation and criminal justice reform.
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In June 2020, Harris promoted a bail fund that helped release Black Lives Matter protesters from jail. However, Fox News reported that only a small portion of the more than $41 million raised actually went to bail. As of a week ago, the site was still operational and collecting donations.
Epstein drew a parallel between Harris and former President Trump, saying, “It’s fairly clear that nobody disagrees, nobody disagrees that Trump is a felon because of political prosecution. And if the standard for Kamala Harris is that the process that led to Donald Trump being convicted is one of justice and one that she follows, then logically, it means that she is a political prosecutor, not a fair honest broker.”
As Harris’ presidential campaign unfolds, her prosecutorial past will likely remain a contentious topic. The ongoing investigation by America First Legal underscores the challenges she faces in defending her record while seeking higher office.
