Ellison Backs Protestors Against Justice Department

Rep. Keith Ellison is adding his voice to those of protestors demonstrating outside the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC.

The protestors—organized, in part, by Occupy Our Homes—argue that bankers haven’t been held accountable for financial misdeeds. In response to the protest, Ellison’s office released a statement Tuesday that quoted the 5^th District congressman as saying:

I see the devastation of the foreclosure crisis every day in towns across the Minneapolis metro area, and I stand with the millions of struggling homeowners in Minnesota and across the country seeking justice after unfairly being kicked out of their homes. Banks have paid less than half the payments they owe to homeowners since 2008, and have yet to pay a dime of the latest settlement from 2011.

It’s time we had real accountability for the bankers who deceived the American people and wrecked our economy in 2008.

About 100 protesters demonstrated in front of the Justice Department, according to the Washington Post. Law enforcement arrested 17 people and tasered at least one.