DHS has said that “such senior positions are announced by the department when made official by the secretary. No such announcement with regard to the Office of Public Engagement has been made.” But President Trump has been rumored to be considering Clarke for a DHS position for months. He had even been mentioned to possibly run the agency.

The position is something of a bailout for Clarke, who faced long odds to be reelected sheriff. If true, it would also be a rather reckless move, even for the Trump administration. Clarke is currently the subject of a number of lawsuits alleging abuse and neglect at his jail and has recently made headlines by detaining an airline passenger, allegedly for shaking his head at Clarke (he later threatened the man on Facebook). He also recently boasted he would grab Democrats by the throat.

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In any case, if you’d like to get to know your possible new DHS assistant secretary, here’s a rundown of all things David Clarke.

Clarke’s Jail

As Maurice Chammah wrote at the Atlantic last year, Clarke has been known to wake up the inmates in his jail with bullhorns. He’s a fan of serving inmates “nutraloaf,” a tasteless food concoction that takes the joy out of eating. He has railed against grants to reduce racial disparities in incarceration and even to help solve homicides as “criminal coddling.”

A February 2014 investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that 10 people had died in Clarke’s jail between 2008 and the end of 2013. Among them:

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Antonio Cowser, who died of “complications of a psychotic disorder” after being arrested on a traffic violation. Guards had turned off Carver’s access to water.

Natalie Guyton, who died of a drug overdose after being arrested on a probation violation. She had complained about chest pain. A doctor ordered a ultrasound that was never done.

Jessie James Harris, who died of a heart attack after being arrested for “obstructing police.” There was no mention of his diabetes or his history of heart disease in the jail’s medical records.

Paul Heytens, who killed himself after a drunken-driving arrest. He had been prescribed anti-depressants that the jail never gave him. Guards were supposed to be doing 30-minute checks. He was dead for 11 hours before they found him.

Virgilio Jimenez, who died of a heart attack after an arrest for various misdemeanors. Again, guards were supposed to be checking on him every 30 minutes. He was dead for six hours before they found him.

That report didn’t seem to improve conditions at the jail. Last year saw four deaths in six months at the jail, a rate about three times the national average. One of those who died was a newborn. According to a lawsuit filed by the baby’s mother, she repeatedly informed guards that she was going into labor at around midnight. She claims they laughed at her. She gave birth in her cell alone at around 4 a.m, and still didn’t receive medical attention for another two hours. Clarke, a staunch opponent of abortion, hasn’t publicly addressed the infant’s death. A subsequent lawsuit has alleged that at least 40 pregnant women were forced to wear “belly chains” and shackles in Clarke’s jail while they were in labor.

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In April 2016, Terrill Thomas was found dead in Clarke’s jail. His death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy revealed that he died of “profound dehydration.” The Milwaukee County medical examiner later said that after his office released that information, Clarke called him up, “verbally pummeled,” “threatened” him and vowed to have his medical license revoked. In a move rather fitting of someone about to join the Trump administration, one of Clarke’s aides then told a reporter that Clarke had recorded the phone call and implied that the tapes would prove Clarke had never threatened the doctor. But when pressed, Clarke’s office never released such tapes.

According to other inmates, Thomas had been denied water for six days. He was heard pleading for water for days before his death.

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Last year, three state lawmakers called for Clarke to resign over the deaths. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) asked the Justice Department to look into the allegations of abuse and neglect at Clarke’s jail. The Justice Department responded in December that it would consider opening an investigation. To that, Clarke responded in a series of tweets:

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“Oh stop it with the fake news. There will be no federal investigation of the jail. The only pattern is that I continue to support Pres-elect Donald Trump. After Jan 20, 2017, Jeff Sessions will head the US DOJ. Then the politics will stop. Moore should work on bringing jobs to black people in Milwaukee and stop embracing criminals. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain”

Last month, prosecutors opened a criminal inquest into Thomas’s death. This month, the grand jury recommended criminal charges against seven of Clarke’s deputies.

Clarke on Islam, terrorism and homeland security

In both his book and in radio interviews, Clarke has called for the suspension of habeas corpus for people accused of terrorism, including American citizens. On Twitter, he asked, “When will we realize that Islam viewed as a political ideology by terror groups is not a hijacked view of the religion?”

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In 2015, Clarke suggested rounding up American citizens who “sympathize” with terrorists and sending them to the prison at Guantanamo Bay without a trial or hearing. He defined “sympathize” as posting “pro-terrorist sentiment” on social media and estimated that up to 1 million Americans could be imprisoned under his proposal.

Clarke on policing

Clarke’s record

Clarke and the truth

Politifact has fact-checked Clarke 12 times. His record : one “mostly true,” two “half-trues,” and nine “false” or “mostly falses.”

In October 2015, Clarke declared on “Fox & Friends ” that “there is no police brutality in America. We ended that back in the ’60s.” He then declared racism in law enforcement to be over, too. “There’s a new Harvard study out that shows that there is no racism in the hearts of police officers,” he said. It isn’t clear to what study Clarke was referring.

Clarke is somewhat prone to conspiracy theories. In March, he tweeted a story about murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich and asked , “was he killed because he knew too much?” Last November he referred to “Soros funded riots,” apparently buying into the rumor that George Soros was paying the anti-Trump protesters.

Clarke has appeared on the radio show of the conspiracy-monger Alex Jones, where he predicted another American revolution.

Clarke’s tweets

Finally, Clarke is an active presence on Twitter. Here are some of his greatest hits: