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Bush DOJ on the Bush DOJ

July 9, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

This is from career lawyer at the Department of Justice, "civil appellate attorney with the Department of Justice since 1981", in an op-ed for the Denver Post. (Has this guy resigned yet?)As a longtime attorney at the U.S. Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bush, doj, gonzales, law-and-lawyers, national, us-attorneys

The Trashing of the President

April 13, 2007 By chimpschump

It has been intimated (too many citations to list!) both from the Hill, and from many other hills and dales around the country, that Alberto:1. Is a token minority in the Bush Administration2. Is only there because the Prez wanted at least … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, gonzales, us-attorneys

Henry Waxman *demolishes* Bush’s “bad precedent” claim

March 21, 2007 By David

As noted yesterday, President Bush is insisting that he will not allow his Senior Advisor, Karl Rove, or his former White House Counsel, Harriet Miers, among others, to testify under oath before Congress with respect to the burgeoning (I do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: national, us-attorneys

White House spokesman: executive privilege equivalent to “a constitutional right to cover up”

March 20, 2007 By David

Today, President Bush insisted that he would not allow White House aides to testify under oath before congressional committees investigating the US Attorney purge.  He made clear that he would go to court to fight any subpoena that … [Read more...]

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Yes, it’s true: firing a bunch of US Attorneys mid-term really IS unprecedented!

March 20, 2007 By David

A popular right-wing talking point lately regarding the burgeoning US Attorney scandal has been along these lines: "oh come on, Clinton fired all the US Attorneys when he took office.  US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the … [Read more...]

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Who Fired Whom, And How Many?

March 19, 2007 By chimpschump

Out of curiosity, does ANYONE have a link to a site that, without beating up anyone politically on EITHER side, can tell us (dispassionately!):All the Presidents since, say, Roosevelt, who have, in fact, fired US Atorneys initially, within, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fire, presidents, us-attorneys

Gonzales press conference @ 2pm

March 13, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Says TPMMuckraker. Is he stepping down?update: No. Pity. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gonzales, us-attorneys

“I’m very sorry to hear that”

March 9, 2007 By David

Those were the words of Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) to purged US Attorney from New Mexico David Iglesias.  According to Iglesias, Domenici called Iglesias to ask whether certain corruption cases against Democrats in New Mexico would … [Read more...]

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