Judge rebukes DHS for 'outrageous' false statements targeting former…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal judge rebuked leadership at the Department of Homeland Security for what she called outrageous conduct against Mary Comans, the former chief financial officer of FEMA.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDHS fired her over an eighty million dollar grant to New York City for migrant housing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan I just say, this is a gift?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA judge took the time to give them detailed notes in public, and most of us wait years for feedback that thorough.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVera, the judge didn't call it a note. She used the word false statements. That's a legal conclusion.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish. A finding means the judge investigated and determined facts. Everyone should want that kind of scrutiny.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody grows from a gavel. I have been rebuked by a weather service, and the only thing that grew was the snow.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI once watched a ministry deny a flood while standing in it. At least this department lost in court, where the judge could write it down.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo everyone agrees it was a learning moment.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody agrees. That's the whole format.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHere is the arithmetic.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe grant was eighty million dollars, the department told false stories about the woman it fired, and a federal judge reached for the word outrageous.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOutrageous is a strong word for a growing experience.