2 0 1 8 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁att orney ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice , ▁ultimately ▁serving ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁app ell ate ▁staff ▁for ▁the ▁Civil ▁Division . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁hearing ▁before ▁a ▁federal ▁court ▁in ▁which ▁Let ter ▁was ▁representing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Front ier ▁Foundation , ▁he ▁made ▁head lines ▁after ▁providing ▁err one ous ▁information ▁to ▁jud ges ▁regarding ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁National ▁Security ▁Let ters . ▁The ▁Justice ▁Department ▁later ▁issued ▁a ▁written ▁ap ology ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁Let ter ' s ▁statement . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁investig ations ▁into ▁Trump ▁and ▁Russia ▁( 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁law y ers ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Krist en ▁Rich ards ▁( born ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁professional ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player . ▁She ▁currently ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁Mark ham ▁Th under ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Women ' s ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( C W HL ), ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁played ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁hockey ▁for ▁Ni ag ara ▁and ▁Robert ▁Morris . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁P W HL ▁ ▁Rich ards ▁sk