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ATF
Top DOJ Official Tells ATF, FBI to End Turf Wars at Explosives Sites
An FBI bomb technician vehicle.
A top Justice Department official scolded the ATF and the FBI for allowing the turf war between the two federal agency to continue, saying that squabbles in the wake of explosives incidents leave local responders confused about who's in charge as they work to defuse live bombs.
But Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler told ATF Deputy Director Ken Melson and FBI Director Robert in a memo obtained by TPMMuckraker that he thinks he's worked out a solution on which both sides can agree.
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John Yoo
Leahy Grills DOJ Official On Missing John Yoo Emails (VIDEO)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Yoo
At the hearing on the Justice Department torture memos report today, Sen. Patrick Leahy demanded to know whether the DOJ would investigate the missing John Yoo emails -- and determine whether criminal charges are warranted.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler told Leahy that he would get back to the committee after looking into the technical aspects of what happened to the emails.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (30) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (2)Topics: Gary Grindler, Hearing On The Torture Memo Report, John Yoo, John Yoo Emails, Miguel Estrada, Pat Leahy
Jeff Sessions
Republicans Attack Justice Department Ethics Office
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
The two top Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee went after the DOJ's ethics office today, blasting the torture memo report produced by the Office of Professional Responsibility.
"The first report was filled with gaping holes, shoddy legal analysis .. and a clear desire to punish Mr. Yoo and Mr. Bybee even if the facts didn't support it," said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) in his opening statement.
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