Gov't watchdog: DOJ failed 'zero tolerance' management Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions Gov't watchdog: DOJ failed 'zero tolerance' managementWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as... Trump and Aides Drove Family Separation at Border, Documents SayNotes and testimony from a Justice Department official implicate President Trump and White House aides in the “zero tolerance” policy that led to family separations at the border. Sessions, top DOJ officials knew 'zero tolerance' would separate families, watchdog findsTop Justice Department (DOJ) officials including former Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew the Trump administration's 2018 "zero tolerance" immigration policy would result in child separations but advocated for it Rosenstein: Zero tolerance immigration policy 'never should have been proposed or implemented'Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said on Thursday that the zero tolerance immigration policy briefly used under the Trump administration “never should have been proposed or implemented.” Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failedThe report found that leadership failed to manage the rules and the fallout of a policy that separated 3,000 families. Trump official admits family separation policy 'should never have been implemented'Rod Rosenstein publicly denounces ‘zero tolerance’ policy for first time, following report showing US didn’t effectively coordinate care for children Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ border policy was pushed aggressively by Jeff Sessions, despite warnings, Justice Department review findsThe Office of Inspector General report details Attorney General Sessions’s lead role in the failed policy.