DoJ Tries Remedial Help for Ultra-Conservative USA, AgainThis weekend The Washington Post followed up on the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation into Rachel Palouse, the young US attorney from Minnesota whose management style caused three top prosecutors to resign to lower-level posts in protest.
News broke last week that the independent Office of Special Counsel was looking into Paulose for how she “mishandled classified information, retaliated against those who crossed her, and made racist remarks about a support staff employee,” the Post reports.
The story also notes that those in the office she heads still do not like working for her:
In addition, an internal Justice Department audit completed last month said her employees gave her very low marks, alleging that she treats subordinates harshly and lacks the requisite experience for the job, said several sources familiar with the audit. Her performance review was so poor that Kenneth E. Melson, head of the department’s Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, took the unusual step of meeting with her in Minnesota several weeks ago, two sources said.
This is the second time someone from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys had to meet with Paulose in a heated moment. Right before the major staff shake up in her office, the Department of Justice sent a representative to Minnesota to try to mediate a settlement before four top managers quit. It didn’t work.
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