By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing “destruction” of its Civil Rights Division, saying President Donald Trump’s administration has abandoned its mission of protecting vulnerable Americans.

In ‍an open letter on the 68th anniversary of the division’s creation, they alleged that Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon have killed important cases intended to protect people from sexual harassment and assault, police brutality and voting inequities. They also accused leadership of changing how civil rights investigations are conducted by demanding they “find facts to fit the Administration’s pre-determined outcomes.”

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