Justice: We’re Working on ItYesterday, I reported that Democrats had accused the Justice Department of stonewalling a Congressional study on the U.S. attorney purge. A Congressional Research Service analyst was trying to find out if the administration’s move was unprecedented; but after a month, the Justice Department still hadn’t gotten him the data he needed.
Justice Department spokesman Jonathan Block responded to my request for comment late last evening:
“[The Executive Office of the United States Attorney] was contacted and the inquiry was referred to the Office of Legislative Affairs. The material requested is in the process of being provided.”
Maybe this whole thing will speed the process a little.