DOJ AG plans to enter the Los Angeles US Attorney's playground. A visit like this would presumably require DOJ Staff coordination with the local US Attorney, especially on issues of resource protection and various VIP issues. Indeed, DoJ AG's timing, would seem to answer the question whether DoJ AG, DOJ OLC, DoJ staff and the LA US Atty were or were not discussing public corruption issues before the disbandment decision was disclosed.

In anticipation of questions on personnel moves in LA, DoJ AG would presumably be on the same sheet as the US Atty. However, the defenders of the unit's disbandment are not discussing the DOJ-WH interests, but narrowly focusing on the merits of the public spin about that disbandment. There's a difference. The diversion appears deliberate.

AG's visit to the LA-area in the wake of this disbandment decision, raises the question (again): What were the real, unstated reasons for the unit's disbandment; and what coordination did DOJ OLC have with the White House before the unit was disbanded ? If you're interested in reading more, here's one theory behind the real reasons for the disbandment; and one basis to question those defending DoJ's spin to disband the ethics unit. Defending the spin, or defending the President and his loyalists?

I think that basically there will be a lot of "look, over here - Dem NY Gov on sex charges - never mind that old story about the Congressman behind the curtain" Maybe some strategerizing on any good left coast sex scandals involving Dems that they can use Roger Stone to help them highlight in advance of the elections. Add in some Big Stick presence to back up the new guy and make the lower level employees show some respect and fear and quit muttering.

I'm still not sure how you get more corrupt than to be the US AG and refuse to give a rats ass about Presidential torture - but it should be a lovely gathering for all the lovely people involved.

Once again, this shows the administration's lame duck disarray. You're supposed to give the speech praising some program or activity before you shut it down, not after.

It was treason to install Mr. Mucous in the first place. Why does anyone expect anything of this piece of human garbage? He is a criminal and replaced a criminal, promising a group of idiots in the senate that he was going to uphold the law. No one is as ignorant as a senator that believed this traitor, and we can afford no ignorant bastards in our government again. No one in their right mind can believe any senator that voted for this person again, they are corrupt criminals for installing it. Our senate got down on their knees and installed a goon for the king when his last goon had to depart?
Stop dreaming this is a country any longer. We have a criminal thumbing his nose at the laws and congress will not act?

go figure.