The key job in the federal government in terms of civil rights enforcement is the leader of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Trump has selected Eric Dreiband, who has represented numerous clients accused of violating civil rights laws. Activists are outraged.
The selection of Dreiband is in keeping with the selection of Betsy DeVos, an opponent of public education; the selection of Scott Pruitt, who sued the Environmental Protection Agency many times, to lead it; and the section of others who are antagonistic to the mission of the agency they head.
Eric Dreiband, a former George W. Bush administration official, represented R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in an age discrimination case and Bloomberg in a pregnany discrimination case as a partner at the law firm Jones Day. On Thursday, Trump tapped him to lead the division that handles voting rights, policing and discrimination cases.
Vanita Gupta, head of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and a former leader of the civil rights division under President Barack Obama, said Dreiband’s past work showed he was not up for the job.
“Whoever leads the ‘crown jewel’ of the Justice Department must have deep relationships with stakeholders and marginalized communities, and have a deep, abiding faith in our nation’s civil rights laws,” Gupta said. “They must respect the laws that touch everyone, rights that people have literally died for. They must respect the role of what has been called the conscience of the federal government. In all those regards, Eric Dreiband is woefully unqualified to lead the Civil Rights Division.”
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Trump is known for holding grudges, and this is his way to get even with the progressive Civil Rights movement because he was justly accused of racism.
“as a real estate mogul in the 1970s, Trump virtually eliminated African Americans from his pool of acceptable renters. If you think African Americans don’t work, don’t go to school, etc., you wouldn’t want them as tenants. This is classic racism — attributing a distorted stereotype to everyone in the same racial group. And that’s what happened in the 1970s. …
The Justice Department lawsuit was “one of the most significant racial bias cases of the era.” It was based on evidence gathered by testers for the New York City Human Rights Commission, who documented that black people were told no apartments were available in Trump properties while white testers at the same time were immediately offered apartments. In a sampling of 10 Trump buildings, only 1 to 3.5 percent of the occupants were minorities, making it one of the strongest cases the Justice Department had ever seen for violations of the Fair Housing Act. …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/09/28/trumps-ingrained-racism/?utm_term=.454d70c1123e
The evidence is overwhelming that Trump and his father were racists and that the Kremlin’s Agent Orange still is.
Dump on Frumph! He’s nasty, stupid, and illiterate. He’s CRAZY and getting CRAZIER.
What’s 100x worse than crazy – Trump is already there?
I think you’ve hit Trump action/Trump policy directly at its center: Trump holds grudges. Not only does he fanatically hold onto grudges, but his entire personality appears to be bent around dealing with the emotions tied to holding grudges.
Another group hostile to the purposes of the agendies they are in charge of. Although Lloyd Lofthouse gives some reasons for Trump’s hostilities, I doubt if these selections for office were Trump’s alone.
I agree. I think Trump didn’t know enough people, so he leaned on Pence and Bannon for names to appoint to his cabinet posts. In fact, Trump probably isn’t close to anyone because he is a psychopath and malignant narcissist obsessed with himself and that doesn’t leave him any room to get to know other people and what they think. I’ve read that at dinner parties, Trump does all the talking and everyone else listens. A dinner table with many nodding heads and one voice.
Lloyd, agreed. I doubt that Trump knew the people he put in the cabinet. He relied on Pence, a member of the Freedom Caucus.
On that note, I read that Pence announced he would be running against Trump in 2020. I wonder if that is fake news.
Man, that sounds like hell on earth….
Trump’s appointments to his cabinet and department chairs have made a mockery of the function of government. Trump has deliberately appointed those that have disdain for the office they hold. Trump seems more interested in petty feuds with journalists than leading the nation. The Republicans are scurrying around making cuts as they please since there is no leadership while the president watches TV and engages in twitter wars with TV personalities. The rest of the world is laughing at us!
Can someone please tell when the last time was that a democrat committed a treasonous act ,during an election. I do not think you can .
Nixon sabotages piece talks ’68 Let off the hook by LBJ
Breaks into DNC headquarters 72 Pardoned
Reagan sabotages hostage talks with Iran . 9 pardons .
Bush 2 outs a CIA agent to get even with her husband so he could become a war criminal
and send 5000 boys to their death. Libby pardoned ending investigation. .
Trump campaign commits treason . A jail cell for the whole crew would be too good. .
When was the last
peace ( bad night when i hit post to fast)
The appointment of Eric Dreiband being appointed to represent the Department of Justice is similar to the appointment of Betsy De Vos as Secretary of Education. This appointment could possibly lead to the rights under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) being reversed and affect the services and programs that minorities and immigrants have a right to under the current Civil Rights laws. This laws were put into place to protect many subgroups like the economically disadvantaged, African Americans and English Language Learners. Donald Trump’s appointments will not be beneficial to all students receiving a fair and equal education. As a teacher, it is pertinent that English Language Learners and students with disabilities get the opportunity to succeed in the classrooms. Recently, he signed The House Joint Resolution 57 bill, which will give states more autonomy to disregard students of color which is like going back to a “separate and unequal” mindset that would be similar to the pre-Civil Rights movement.