Us Attorneys Scandal

Wheels of Justice Are Grinding Too Slowly For Paul Minor and Other Political Prisoners

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, US Attorneys Scandal, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Don Siegelman, Paul Minor, Fifth Circuit, Eric Holder Attorney General, Judge John Whitfield, Judge Walter Teel, Politics News

Why has Eric Holder's Justice Department left Paul Minor, Judges Walter Teel and John Whitfield languishing in jail?

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Hypocrisy Alert: Cheney Relies on the Objectivity of the Justice Department to Defend Torture

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia Governor, Alberto Gonzales, Monica Goodling, u.s. Attorneys Scandal, George W. Bush, Guantanamo, Dick Cheney Torture, Regent University, Lisa Ling, Justice Department, Wall Street Journal, u.s. Attorneys, Jim Jones, Dick Cheney, Rendition, Lakhdar Boumediene, Euna Lee, New York Times, Washington Post, National Security Adviser, U.S. News and World Report, Kyle Sampson, Robert Mcdonnell, Pat Robertson, North Korea, Torture, Justice-Department-Politicization, Politics News

The gall of Cheney's statements is that he was a key part of the administration that deconstructed the objectivity of the Justice Department, which he now relies on to defend the use of torture.

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Former U.S. Attorney Condemns Bush White House Interference With Renzi Probe

Murray Waas | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Harriet Miers Rick Renzi, Miers Renzi, Harriet Miers, Us Attorneys Docs, Rick Renzi, Politics News

As chronicled in a series of White House e-mails published Tuesday, Harriet Miers pressed a Justice Department official to issue a statement that would vindicate Rep. Rick Renzi.

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Paul Minor's Attorneys Ask Attorney General To Intervene

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: William Welch, Ted Stevens, US Attorneys Scandal, Justice Department, Paul Minor, Fifth Circuit, Eric Holder, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Politics News

This new evidence of misconduct should compel Attorney General Holder to review Minor's case and immediately release him from prison.

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Elusive Justice Overdue in the Case of Political Prisoner Paul Minor

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, US Attorneys Scandal, Don Siegelman, Paul Minor, Quid Pro Quo, Bush Justice Department, Political Prosecutions, Eric Holder, Politics News

It is time to right the wrongs committed by the overzealous, partisan U.S. attorneys who brought shame and disgrace to the Justice Department under George W. Bush.

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Free Paul Minor

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Justice, US Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove, Federal Prisons, Tort Reform, Paul Minor, Politicization, Politics News

One of the nation's top trial lawyers, Minor stands convicted on partisan political charges ginned up by Karl Rove's right wing toadies at the Department of Justice.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, US Attorneys Scandal, Jack Abramoff, Karl Rove, Greg Craig, George W. Bush, Bush Memos, Valerie Plame, House Judiciary Committee, Barack Obama, Politics News

Despite Karl Rove's concerns that his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee could become a "show trial," the deal he cut assures that his testimony, at least initially, will be conducted in private. John Conyers promises to get to the bottom of Rove's role in the US Attorneys scandal, but will Bush's Brain be asked about the outing of Valerie Plame? The prosecution of Don Siegelman? His cozy relationship with Jack Abramoff? The Rove deal allows Obama to sidestep weighing in on Bush's very broad claims of executive privilege. White House Counsel Greg Craig says Obama is "very sympathetic to those who want to find out what happened," but doesn't want to "do anything that would... weaken the institution of the presidency." After reading the chilling secret Bush memos released this week, the idea of a less unbridled executive branch doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

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Alberto Gonzales Memoir: What To Expect

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, US Attorneys Scandal, CIA Tapes Destroyed, Monica Goodling, Wiretapping, Fired Attorneys, Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department, Alberto Gonzales Book, Torture, Media News

The drive to produce a book likely stems from these post-White House blues, something Gonzales seems to acknowledge.

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White House Emails: The Missing Link?

Rebecca Abrahams | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Bush Administration, Missing White House Emails, US Attorneys Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Mukasey, Politics News

There is one person yet to be interviewed who may hold the keys to the missing emails in the US Attorney firings -- Bush IT expert Mike Connell.

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Dangerous New Turn in Justice Department Investigation

David C. Iglesias | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Alberto Gonzales, US Attorneys Scandal, David Iglesias, US Attorney Scandal, In Justice David Iglesias, David Iglesias US Attorney, Politics News

Last week, non-partisan investigators recommended the appointing of a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal laws were violated in my ouster and that of my colleagues.

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Bolton, Miers Win Delay For Congressional Testimony

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Josh Bolton, Harriet Miers, US Attorneys Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected House Democrats' demands to force two of President Bush's top aides to cooperate with an...

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Special Prosecutor Named To Investigate Firings Of US Attorneys

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Us Attorneys Scandal Special Prosecutor, Alberto Gonazles, Mukaey, Special Prosecutor, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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Prosecutor Named In DOJ-US Attorney Investigation

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN and MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Department of Justice, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Nora Dannehy, Michael Mukasey, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other B...

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Gonzales, DOJ Officials Sued By Attorneys

ABC's The Blotter | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department Officials Sued, US Attorney Scandal, Alberto Gonzales Sued, Politics News

Six attorneys rejected from civil service positions at the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a...

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U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

Murray Waas | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Doj Scandal, US Attorney Scandal, White House Us Attorney Firings, Justice Department Scandal, Home News

The Justice Department investigation into the firings of nine U.S. attorneys has been extended to encompass allegations that senior White House offici...

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Fired US Attorney: Ashcroft Was "Pushed Out" Because He "Refused To Sign Off On The Warrantless Wiretaps"

Think Progress | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ashcroft Hospital Bed, US Attorneys Scandal, Bush Warrantless Wiretapping, John Ashcroft, John Ashcroft Warrantless Wiretapping, US Attorney Scandal, Domestic Spying Program, Warrantless Wiretapping, James Comey, Bush Domestic Spying, David Iglesias, Politics News

In March 2004, then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign an order extending President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program "amid ...

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Rep. Linda Sanchez: Rove Should Go To Jail (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Karl Rove refused to appear before a House Judiciary subcommittee, ignoring a subpoena from Congress for the second time. The chairwoman of the subco...

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Karl Rove, The White House And The Rule Of Law

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Yesterday it became clear Rove and the White House believe they are in a class entirely by themselves -- a separate group that is above the reach of a subpoena and, consequently, above the law.

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Rove Ignores Subpoena, Refuses To Testify

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political...

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Rove Refuses To Testify On U.S. Attorney Scandal

Think Progress | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Rove Testify, Karl Rove, US Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove US Attorneys Scandal, House Judiciary Committee, Rove Conyers, Politics News

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee received a letter from Karl Rove's attorney Robert Luskin, stating that his client refuses to testify before ...

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Ex-Aide: FBI Investigating Rep. Conyers' Wife

Detroit Free Press | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: FBI Investigation Congress, John Conyers, US Attorneys Scandal, Monica Conyers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics News

An adviser to Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers said FBI agents asked him in early June to cooperate with their investigation into possible Cit...

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US Attorneys Grand Jury Referral Filed By Justice Department

Wall Street Journal | Evan Perez | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Justice Deparment, US Attorneys Scandal, US Attorneys Grand Jury Investigation, Fired US Attorneys, US Attorneys Scandal Investigation, Politics News

Justice Department lawyers have filed a grand-jury referral stemming from the 2006 U.S. attorneys scandal, according to people familiar with the probe...

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Karl Rove, White House Surface In Rezko Trial

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Tony Rezko, Rezko Karl Rove, Tony Rezko Karl Rove, Rove Fitzgerald, Rove Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Politics News

More bombshells were lobbed in the Antoin "Tony" Rezko trial even before the jury was seated this morning and they involved a purported attempt to pul...

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Karl Rove's Awkward Moment As TPM Founder Is Honored

Washington Post | Mary Ann Akers | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Josh Marshall, US Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove Josh Marshall Us Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove Josh Marshall, Josh Marshall Tpm, US Attorneys Firings, Politics News

Former White House chief strategist Karl Rove wasn't clapping when Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo was given the "Blogger of the Year" award (in ...

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Fired US Attorney: I Was Told My Firing "Was Political"

McClatchy | Marissa Taylor | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Gonzales Justice Department, US Attorneys Scandal, Bush Justice Department, Fired US Attorneys, David Iglesias, Justice Department, David Iglesias US Attorney, Politics News

A longtime protege of President Bush told former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias that he was fired for political reasons and that he shouldn't fight his ...

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