Washington D.C. – In a shocking display of audacity, two former Republican attorneys general have been accused of hijacking credit for a groundbreaking anti-crime initiative started under the Truman administration. James P. McGranery, a former Federal judge and last Democratic attorney general, has come forward to set the record straight. McGranery, who resigned in 1952 at the request of President Truman to clean up the embattled Justice Department, has revealed that he drew up the program for recruiting top law talent to fight organized crime in 1952. He recommended the program to the White House in a confidential report, which was accepted by President Eisenhower in 1953.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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