Donald Trump is pursuing “dangerous” policies on crime that ignore a growing bipartisan consensus on criminal justice reform, former attorney general Eric Holder said on Wednesday at a summit in Washington. “They are not tough on crime, they are not smart on crime,” Holder said. The Trump administration’s decision to reinstate policies such as mandatory minimums for non-violent drug crimes, he added, was “disappointing, dispiriting and ultimately dangerous”. The billionaire Koch brothers, who remain Republican mega-donors, have been vocal proponents of criminal justice and policing reform. While Holden held back from openly criticizing the Trump administration, he reinforced the message that what was being done away with were bipartisan priorities.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2017 18:11 UTC