Overview
- Feinstein, who worked as a DOJ forensic accountant in Austin, is contesting her July 18 termination as punishment for her husband’s creation of the ICEBlock app
- A DOJ spokesperson confirmed investigators had been examining her minority shareholding in All U Chart, which holds ICEBlock’s IP, for several weeks
- Trump administration border czar Tom Homan and ICE Acting Director Tom Lyon urged the department to probe the app after its creator promoted it on CNN last month
- Feinstein says she informed DOJ officials of death threats against her husband and disclosed her stake in the app before her dismissal and insists her work remained unbiased
- No formal appeal or reinstatement has been reported and Feinstein is considering legal action for wrongful termination