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Cummings' Statement on Meeting with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch

Statement

Date: April 28, 2015
Location: Baltimore, MD
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Criminal Justice

Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings released the following statement after joining Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes on a teleconference with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations into the Baltimore City Police Department.

"This evening I had a very productive conversation with my colleagues in the Maryland Congressional Delegation and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. The Attorney General assured us that the DOJ investigations of the Baltimore City Police Department are ongoing and have her highest priority and attention.

"I feel confident that the DOJ will conduct thorough investigations and that the findings will help provide answers to the many questions surrounding the death of Freddie Gray and the policies and practices of the Baltimore City Police Department."


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