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Title: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: thundley4 on July 21, 2010, 04:42:28 PM

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Emeritus (43 posts)           Wed Jul-21-10 04:07 PM
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DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
   
Source: AP

In 2008, the Justice Department assigned Nora Dannehy, a career prosecutor from Connecticut with a history of rooting out government wrongdoing, to investigate the firings.

In particular, she looked into whether the firing of New Mexico U.S. attorney David Iglesias and whether then-Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., or others should be prosecuted for his dismissal.

"Evidence did not demonstrate that any prosecutable criminal offense was committed with regard to the removal of David Iglesias," the Justice Department said in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday. "The investigative team also determined that the evidence did not warrant expanding the scope of the investigation beyond the removal of Iglesias."

Prosecutors also said there was insufficient evidence to charge someone with lying to Congress or investigators.

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Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on July 21, 2010, 04:46:25 PM

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Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: Chris_ on July 21, 2010, 04:47:07 PM

That thread has 20 recs.  Firing those attorneys must not have been that important after all.

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: Mike220 on July 21, 2010, 04:50:06 PM

I may have missed something, but I never knew what the big deal was with the firings. US Attorneys serve at the President's pleasure so he can hire and fire as he pleases. Right?

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: thundley4 on July 21, 2010, 05:03:47 PM

Quote from: Mike220 on July 21, 2010, 04:50:06 PM

I may have missed something, but I never knew what the big deal was with the firings. US Attorneys serve at the President's pleasure so he can hire and fire as he pleases. Right?

And if I remember right, Clinton fired more than President Bush did.

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: JohnnyReb on July 21, 2010, 06:07:44 PM

Quote from: thundley4 on July 21, 2010, 05:03:47 PM

And if I remember right, Clinton fired more than President Bush did.

92 out of 93 I believe it was.

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: Chris_ on July 21, 2010, 06:12:46 PM

Up to 32 recs now. :lmao:

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: diesel driver on July 21, 2010, 07:27:26 PM

These people (and I use that term loosely) are too stupid to breathe....   :hammer:

Title: Re: DOJ: No charges for Bush-era US attorney firings
Post by: Airwolf on July 21, 2010, 09:36:35 PM

Lord Rove wins again.Bwahahahahahahaha