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WaPo: Eighth Prosecutor Nearly Purged
The Washington Post had more details on the prosecutor purge yesterday:
Most of the firings came on Dec. 7, when senior Justice Department official Michael A. Battle -- a former U.S. attorney himself -- called at least six prosecutors to inform them that they were being asked to resign. Battle was apologetic but offered little in the way of explanations, telling some that the order had come from "on high," according to sources familiar with the calls....one source who was familiar with the episode said last week that an eighth U.S. attorney was asked to resign in December along with the others. The unidentified prosecutor is negotiating to stay in the job, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of those discussions.
"On high," to refresh your memory, means outside the Justice Department.
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Comments (21)
Jack wrote on February 19, 2007 11:23 AM:Gonzalez is giving the Democrats every reason they need to launch impeachment proceedings against him. He's clearly crossed the line this time around.
this guy wrote on February 19, 2007 2:59 PM:uh..."negotiating"?????
i get that one might want to talk one's boss out of firing one. but when one uses the word "negotiating," it sure sounds like one is offering to make concessions.
what kind of concessions could a US Attorney be making? and WHY??? seems like the kind of job that's pretty cut and dried - find and prosecute the evil-doers. what needs to be "negotiated?"
JD wrote on February 19, 2007 9:09 PM:These Republicans are scumbags. Sorry that it may sound harsh. But the truth is sometimes.
And this is just another underhanded attempt to destroy our once good government.
See this recent one too:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-scher/crippling-our-civil-servi_b_40029.html
TheraP wrote on February 19, 2007 10:43 PM:Scapegoats!
Someone had to be responsible for losing an election! Right?
The bush regime is seriously maladaptive.
Arabiflora wrote on February 20, 2007 1:13 AM:Could it possibly be that the Third Branch is finally recognizing the damage done to our constitutional system by the Bush cabal?
I hardly dare to get my hopes up, but I probably will anyway.
bjobotts wrote on February 20, 2007 1:20 AM:Our only defense is Congress but I am still feeling helpless so far. Wish I knew what else to do.
(He will attack Iran if we don't stop him)
freelunch wrote on February 20, 2007 10:56 AM:Negotiating, at least from the perspective the source, might be, "I'm not resigning and if you fire me, here's what hits the press."
suds wrote on February 20, 2007 11:19 AM:The only one who can negotiate would be Mr. Fitzgerald. He is the only one with leverage.
brantl wrote on February 20, 2007 11:24 AM:The guy who's 'negotiating' was one of Karl Rove's lackeys, they aren't booting him because he did anything honest, they're booting him to give the job to someone who's given them bigger grease.
Scott Lynch wrote on February 23, 2007 12:52 AM:What do you expect from the White House personal police?
FS wrote on March 5, 2007 4:34 PM:Battle was the perfect hatchet man; he had experience, and he does what he's told. When a Republican became NY Attorney General in 1994, he brought in Battle to fire the office's top career lawyers in Buffalo and replace them with political hacks. Didn't bother him a bit.
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