A Justice Department lawyer who argued in court that the federal government wasn’t legally required to provide soap and toothbrushes to detained migrant children in some conditions is defending herself after video of the exchange went viral, reports NBC News.

“Clips of her argument, along with the astonished reactions from judges hearing her testimony, were posted online and went viral, turning [Sarah] Fabian into a face of the Trump administration’s treatment of detained child migrants,” writes NBC’s Josh Lederman.

Fabian posted a message on Facebook, in which she said she shares “many people’s anger and fear” about the nation’s future. She adds that she is a career federal employee who has served since 2011, long before President Trump took office.

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Tuesday that it is ordering U.S. Bank National Association to pay a civil penalty of $15 million for what it calls “bankruptcy filing violations” that occurred between 2009 and 2014, according to a HousingWire report.

The OCC claimed that U.S. Bank “engaged in filing practices in bankruptcy courts with respect to proofs of claim, payment change notices, and post-petition fees among others that did not comply with bankruptcy rules and constituted unsafe or unsound banking practices.”

HousingWire reporter Ben Lane adds that the OCC said that as a result of the bank’s bankruptcy practices, U.S. Bank “has made or will make approximately $29 million in remediation to approximately 22,000 account-holders.”

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