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3/26 33-year-old senior counsel to AG Gonzales takes the fifth
http://tinyurl.com/2358nr (washingtonpost.com)
\- how long before immunity offer? you know the republic is in
trouble when the president's lawyer's lawyer has a lawyer.--psb
\_ The AG is not the President's lawyer, more like the countries.
\- not this AG. i forgot who said this but one reasonable
media commentator said somthing along the lines when
ALBERTO went from the white house to the DoJ, his office
changed but his job didnt. and it's "country's".
\_ "between 1981 and 2006, only five of 486 U.S. attorneys who
served in those 25 years have been fired before their
terms expired, and none were fired for political reasons."
http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/22/attorneys
\- for the nth time, this case is not about a "statistical"
argument [beyond the prima facie "firings are very rare".]
this is because we KNOW the details of each (most) individual
case. for example nobody is bringing up the SF dood because it
is well established he was leem. you use statistical args
when for some reason you cant see inside the process ... like
say in a venire/population that is 30% black and one DA
over the last 20 trials has 1% black jury members due to his
use of peremptories ... which one the one hand, he doesnt
have to "explain" but on the other hand he cannot throw off
somebody "only" because of race [BATSON v KY]. or say other
cases of discrimination where there is no per case paper
trail ... e.g. men and women are evaluted differently for
promotion ... and there is no memo saying "grade women
harder". if there is a statistical argument, it is in the
classifications of this class of united states attorneies
[where patrick fitzgerals was given a mediocre grade, others
were given good grade that changed suddenly etc] |
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| tinyurl.com/2358nr -> www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/26/AR2007032600935.html Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 26, 2007; Monica M Goodling -- who is on an indefinite leave of absence from Gonzales's office -- also said that at least one senior Justice Department official blames her for failing to fully brief him prior to a Senate appearance, leading to "less than candid" testimony. Facebook The reference is to Deputy Attorney General Paul J McNulty, who told the Senate Judiciary Committee in early February that most of the prosecutors were fired for "performance-related" reasons. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has said that McNulty called him to apologize for not telling the truth and blamed it on incomplete briefings. Former Gonzales chief of staff D Kyle Sampson, who has been accused by Gonzales of withholding information, is expected to dispute that claim in testimony scheduled for Thursday before the Senate Judiciary panel. "The American people are left to wonder what conduct is at the base of Ms Goodling's concern that she may incriminate herself in connection with criminal charges if she appears before the committee under oath," Leahy said. The legal disputes further complicate the roaring debate over the Justice Department's coordinated firings of eight US attorneys last year, which documents show was orchestrated by Sampson in close contact with the White House during the past two years. New documents released last week also showed that Gonzales was more closely involved than he had acknowledged, fueling calls for his resignation. In the declaration presented to the Senate committee and released by her attorneys today, Goodling, 33, says Schumer, Leahy and other lawmakers have already "drawn conclusions" about the US attorney firings. As a result, Goodling says, she has decided to "invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination and decline to answer any and all questions from the committee or its staff." "I have decided to follow my lawyer's advice and respectfully invoke my constitutional right, because the above-described circumstances present a perilous environment in which to testify," Goodling says. Top 35 Most Viewed Post a Comment Comments: (Limit 5,000 characters) Post Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. |
| www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/22/attorneys -> www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/22/attorneys/index_np.html Letters What Bush is hiding In the US attorney scandal, Alberto Gonzales gave orders, but he also took them -- from Karl Rove, who plotted to turn the federal criminal justice system into the Republican Holy Office of the Inquisition. Photos: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Alberto Gonzales, right, and Karl Rove at the Jan. Leave aside the unintentional irony of President Bush asserting executive privilege to shield his aides from testifying before the Congress in the summary firings of eight US attorneys because the precedent would prevent him from receiving "good advice." The man Bush has nicknamed "Fredo," the weak and betraying brother of the Corleone family, is, unlike Fredo, a blind loyalist, and will not be dispatched with a shot to the back of the head in a rowboat on the lake while reciting his Ave Maria. How Bush helped the GOP commit suicide A new study shows that unless the Democrats self-destruct, they could walk into the White House in '08 -- and might hold it for years. Run, Elizabeth, run Many presidents have lived with the ill health of loved ones. Can we stop asking John Edwards when he's dropping out of the presidential race? Rove, proven liar President Bush's "offer" to let Congress interview Karl Rove about the US attorney firings without an oath is a joke. As we learned in Plamegate, Rove cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON is registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon Media Group Inc. |
| washingtonpost.com -> www.washingtonpost.com/ Numbers, History Cast Shadow on Bush Hopes Despite close horse race with Kerry, president's approval ratings trail those of predecessors who won reelection. Soldier Details Iraq Abuse Defendant in prison scandal gives account of detainee treatment, offers to plead guilty. IN MOVIES New releases: "Troy," "Breakin' All the Rules," "Young Adam," "Godzilla: Uncut," "Word Wars," "With All Deliberate Speed." IN STYLE Fox issued a stunning news release for a reality special called "Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay" in which, two heterosexual men will try to convince people that they are gay. |