Of the nine dismissals in the U.S. attorney scandal, the firing of former New Mexico U.S. Atty. David Iglesias was probably the most blatantly partisan.
A Justice Dept. inspector general report released last week concluded that Iglesias was forced to leave because he didn’t pursue public corruption and voter More…
The controversial and complex U.S. attorneys scandal reignited Monday with the release of an internal Justice Dept. report that details how former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales turned a blind eye as his chief of staff orchestrated the unprecedented dismissal of nine federal prosecutors.
In response, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey named More…
Poor Rep. John Conyers. The House Judiciary Committee chairman has spent more than a year trying to get Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, to testify about her role in firing U.S. Attorneys. He even won a federal civil suit that prevented Miers from invoking executive privilege. But More…
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