Lawmakers are asking the U.S. attorney general nominee to push for a resolution to the Hungarian Gold Train case. Eleven lawmakers signed a letter to Alberto Gonzales, currently the White House counsel, asking him to direct the Justice Department to end efforts to have the case dismissed. Hungarian-born Jews are suing the U.S. government, claiming it mishandled property seized from the Nazis during the Holocaust. “We also hope that your appointment as attorney general will be an opportunity to reach a fair and expeditious resolution to the case,” read the letter, authored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.). “Proper restitution for Holocaust survivors is clearly central to your vision of ‘the department’s commitment to justice for every American.’ “
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