Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke admitted Wednesday that she was arrested and chose not to disclose the legal matter during her Senate confirmation process because it had been expunged from her record.
During her 2021 confirmation process, Clarke, who now heads the Justice Department's civil rights division, was asked by Sen. Tom Cotton in a questionnaire if she'd "Ever been arrested for or accused of committing a violent crime against any person."
To which Clarke responded, "No."
The Daily Signal reported on Tuesday that Clarke was arrested in Maryland in relation to a domestic violence complaint back in 2006.
Charges against Clarke were dropped, and more than a year later, she filed paperwork that would wipe the arrest from her record.
At least one Republican is demanding that Clarke step down from her role at DOJ, arguing that she should have disclosed her arrest.
"Kristen Clarke is in charge of enforcing civil rights laws. She enforces those laws aggressively against anyone who sneezes near an abortion clinic. And not at all against those who vandalize churches," Sen. Mike Lee wrote on X. "She lied under oath during her confirmation proceedings, and should resign," the senator said.
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