The Hill: White House withdraws proposed expanded criminal background check requirement: report
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“When you’re the president out there claiming credit for criminal justice reform, the rule would have reversed the narrative the president needs to run on to win key battleground states,” Holly Harris, former general counsel to the Kentucky Republican Party and executive director of the bipartisan Justice Action Network, told the Post.
Administration officials argued last month that the policy would not disqualify otherwise qualified candidates, but criminal justice reform advocates said there was no way to ensure anyone who had completed the program would be given a fair shot.