In the final months of the Trump administration, the State Department office that handles genocide and mass atrocity prevention has hired a slew of candidates, some with sparse qualifications and some of whom attended the same university as the head of the office, officials and congressional aides familiar with the matter said.
The hiring pattern in the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) drew the attention of lawmakers, including members and staff on the Democratic-led House Foreign Affairs Committee, who raised concerns over the qualifications of some candidates and questioned the hiring spree as the Trump administration winds down. One congressional aide familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the State Department hasn’t provided adequate answers to its inquiries.
