Leahy: Missing White House Emails Found, But Still Witheld From Congress In April, the White House claimed that “it had mishandled Republican Party-sponsored e-mail accounts used by nearly two dozen presidential aides, resulting in the loss of an undetermined number of e-mails concerning official White House business.” They also acknowledged that some of the “missing” […]
Complaint: Schlozman Aimed to Replace Lawyers with "Good Americans" During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Bradley Schlozman, the controversial former senior political appointee in the Civil Rights Division, was battered with questions about his efforts to politicize the division. A number of those questions from senators centered on Schlozman’s efforts to […]
[see huh? and one well placed rock… below] Bush Finally Signs U.S. Attorney Bill After Installing One Last ‘Loyal Bushie’ Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revealed today that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had once again bypassed the Senate and used an obscure Patriot Act provision to appoint an interim U.S. attorney in California. The authority Gonzales […]
Former U.S. Attorney Griffin Gives Emotional Address at Clinton School Former interim U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin tearily announced Thursday that public service is, "not worth it." Griffin was named to replace Bud Cummins after Cummins was fired by the Bush administration along with seven other U.S. Attorneys. Griffin addressed a lunchtime audience at the Clinton […]
N.C. pressed on voter listings State, feds say rolls out of date, push changes; official says no need State and federal officials are mounting two broad challenges to the way North Carolina maintains its voter rolls, charging widespread irregularities that include votes cast under the names of dead people. The accusations attempt to call into […]
I actually believe that this Administration has been planning for this situation from the get-go. They have all lived through Nixon being taken down, and the Iran-Contra Affair. They know the mistakes previous Administrations have made. I don’t think it’s slightly paranoid to think that the hidden email accounts like gwb43.com were set up to […]
I’m still cogitating on why Bush would not sign the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007 and Alberto Gonzales would make an appointment under the renounced Patriot Act provision when both he and the Administration are under so much pressure on this topic – and on record as denying they ever planned to […]
Not that any of us really care whether he goes to jail or not. It’s his call. Tell the truth, and retire to Wyoming or wherever the Aspens turn together. Keep playing dumb and go to jail. It’s a Judith Miller kind of choice…
"Senator Feinstein’s U.S. Attorney bill….repeals that portion of the Patriot Act Reauthorization that had allowed the Attorney General to circumvent advice and consent with respect to U.S. Attorneys. That bill, the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007, has been on the President’s desk since June 4. It seems he just cannot bring himself […]
Ex-Justice Dept. lawyer can’t recall his role in controversial policies Another former Justice Department lawyer went before Congress on Wednesday with few answers for his Democratic interrogators and a spotty memory. Hans von Spakovsky, who’s seeking a full six-year term on the Federal Election Commission, deflected questions about whether he undermined voting rights laws, […]