US: Justice officials respond to report on family separation by blaming Trump, expressing regret (Includes video)
NBC News – January 14, 2021
After a scathing new report from the Justice Department’s watchdog blamed top department officials for being the “driving force” behind the Trump administration’s 2018 migrant family separation policy, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued a statement of regret and current DOJ official Gene Hamilton blamed the president for the policy.
Also: Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children, say officials (Includes video): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-cabinet-officials-voted-2018-white-house-meeting-separate-migrant-n1237416
Also: White House killed deal to pay for mental health care for migrant families separated at border (Includes video): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/white-house-killed-deal-pay-mental-health-care-migrant-families-n1248158