Conyers Criticizes Attorney General For Ruling Out Charges in Hiring ScandalYesterday Attorney General Michael Mukasey made it clear he has no plans to prosecute any of the DOJ officials who clearly violated the law by using political criteria to select career judicial officials.
Apparently, that’s not what Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) wanted to hear. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said there’s good reason to think somebody broke the law — not just for screening out Democrats from key positions, but also failing to fully cooperate with the DOJ Inspector General’s investigation.
In a statement today, Conyers said:
I am distressed that Attorney General Mukasey has been so quick to determine that no criminal offense has been committed in connection with the illegal hiring practices at the Department of Justice.
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It is not enough for Mr. Mukasey to assert that things are different under his watch. The Department of Justice cannot reestablish its credibility so long as it persists in a strategy designed to avoid revealing all the facts that have so compromised the integrity of the Department of Justice and to prevent real accountability for misconduct by former DOJ officials.