added 2007 Thu May 24 2:20:46 by populist
Both Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his former chief of staff Kyle Sampson approved a plan to bypass the Senate and install Karl Rove-protege Tim Griffin as U.S. attorney in Arkansas.
Both Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his former chief of staff Kyle Sampson approved a plan to bypass the Senate and install Karl Rove-protege Tim Griffin as U.S. attorney in Arkansas.
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 17:41:56 by Aidenag
On March 29, Kyle Sampson told the Senate Judiciary Committee, under oath, that he had no replacements in mind before the DOJ fired the U.S. attorneys in Dec. 2006. But a new e-mail released to the House Judiciary Committee shows that a year before the prosecutors were fired - Sampson recommended replacements for almost every one of them.
On March 29, Kyle Sampson told the Senate Judiciary Committee, under oath, that he had no replacements in mind before the DOJ fired the U.S. attorneys in Dec. 2006. But a new e-mail released to the House Judiciary Committee shows that a year before the prosecutors were fired - Sampson recommended replacements for almost every one of them.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 2:53:12 by bubba2
Fired federal prosecutor Bud Cummins took strong exception to testimony by a former Justice Department official about the firings of Cummins and 7 other U.S. attorneys. "If they're starting to say that I had performance problems, then I have the same gripe the other seven have, because it's a lie," said Cummins, a Republican appointee.
Fired federal prosecutor Bud Cummins took strong exception to testimony by a former Justice Department official about the firings of Cummins and 7 other U.S. attorneys. "If they're starting to say that I had performance problems, then I have the same gripe the other seven have, because it's a lie," said Cummins, a Republican appointee.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 20:20:26 by Karina
President Bush isn't rushing to the rescue of his old Texas friend, Alberto Gonzales, after the attorney general's one-time lieutenant undercut his old boss' account of the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
President Bush isn't rushing to the rescue of his old Texas friend, Alberto Gonzales, after the attorney general's one-time lieutenant undercut his old boss' account of the firings of eight federal prosecutors.
