Biden CBP pick Chris Magnus faced claims he discriminated against Black officers, made racist jokes
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President Biden's pick to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP) once faced allegations that he had discriminated against Black officers and made racist jokes at work – claims that were ultimately rejected by a jury and described by the nominee as "entirely bogus."
A 2007 lawsuit filed by seven Black cops in Richmond, California, where Magnus was then police chief, alleged that officers were blocked from advancing and that Magnus made racist jokes. The jury sided with the police department and Magnus denied the claims against him. The claims continued in a subsequent federal lawsuit, which included new accusations.
According to Mercury News, Magnus was accused of telling a Black officers to picture a coworker in leather boots and cracking a whip while saying "Dance jigaboo dance."