The former U.S. attorney, Bradley Schlozman, who is now a high-ranking Justice Department official, added that he was not particularly familiar with the part of the Justice Department manual that prohibited suits just before elections, even though it is underlined to emphasize its importance.
Graves, like Schlozman a Bush administration appointee, also testified Tuesday in a hearing devoted solely to Missouri. Graves made it clear he disapproved of some of the actions of the U.S. attorney’s office in Kansas City — and elsewhere in the country — since his departure. But it was Schlozman’s appearance that sparked fireworks. Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., screamed at Schlozman, saying in 30 years on the panel he had never seen a witness so unprepared and unresponsive.
I don’t make fun of people but when I heard this guy talk, I couldn’t believe my ears. I expected a smooth and confident attorney and all I got was a tweedy bird.
He was tweety. His voice sounded like the one I heard coming out of my mouth when I was a kid trying to weasel my way out of hot water [unsuccessfully, I might add]. His whiney, tweety voice was striking.
That was a no no, says Di Fi.
Boy, I’ll bet that left a mark.