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Split Decision Tuesday For U.S. Attorney Scandal Figures Turned Congressional Hopefuls
Justin Elliott | May 19, 2010, 8:46AM
Tim Griffin
Two Republicans with roles in the Bush-era U.S. attorney firings scandal were fighting for congressional nominations Tuesday, and the result is a split decision:
Mary Beth Buchanan, who was head of the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys when the firing list was being drawn up in 2005, was, in the words of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, was "trounced" in Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District primary, getting just 33 percent of the vote. The winner was attorney Keith Rothfus.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (2) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: 2010 Elections, Karl Rove, Mary Beth Buchanan, Tim Griffin, U.S. Attorneys
U.S. Attorneys
Figures In U.S. Attorney Firings Now Running For Office
Zachary Roth | January 7, 2010, 2:02PM
Tim Griffin
Who ever said there are no second acts in American life never met some of the Republicans who played roles in the U.S. attorney firings.
Three figures from the Bush Justice Department scandal of 2006 are back in the limelight, running for office under the GOP banner in 2010.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (14) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (3)Topics: Allen Weh, Bud Cummins, David Iglesias, Justice Department, Karl Rove, Mary Beth Buchanan, Tim Griffin, U.S. Attorneys
Mary Beth Buchanan
U.S. Attorney Who Played Role In Firings Scandal To Step Down -- Congressional Bid Next?
Zachary Roth | October 30, 2009, 10:04AM
Mary Beth Buchanan
Mary Beth Buchanan, the Bush-appointed federal prosecutor who had a cameo in the U.S. attorney firings scandal and was charged with pursuing politically motivated prosecutions, is stepping down.
Buchanan, a Republican, is said to be mulling a run for Congress against incumbent Democrat Rep. Jason Altmire. In a statement yesterday, she said she was "looking forward to the next chapter of my professional career," without elaborating.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (7) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: Alberto Gonzales, Cyril Wecht, Justice Department, Kyle Sampson, Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorneys
Mary Beth Buchanan
New Allegations Against Bush-Appointed U.S. Attorney Linked To Firings Scandal
Zachary Roth | October 23, 2009, 2:00PM
Mary Beth Buchanan
The office of a top Bush-appointed federal prosecutor who played a role in the U.S. attorney firings scandal received improper recordings of telephone calls between defense lawyers and their clients, and appears not to have turned them over to authorities, as required by law.
On Wednesday evening, Lisa Freeland, a Pittsburgh-based federal public defender, sent a lengthy email to fellow defense lawyers, reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, exposing the episode. "I am incensed," Freeland wrote.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (14) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (8)Topics: Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department, Kyle Sampson, Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorneys
Mary Beth Buchanan
Report: Republican US Attorney With Role In Firings Scandal Mulls Bid For Congress
Justin Elliott | October 9, 2009, 1:50PM
Mary Beth Buchanan
Via Main Justice, we note with interest that
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, who has been accused of pursuing politically motivated prosecutions and who played a role in the US attorneys firings scandal, is reportedly looking at a run for Congress in Pennsylvania.
Buchanan is consulting with state and national GOP leaders and is "50-50" on whether to run, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, quoting a local Republican county chair.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (1) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: Jason Altmire, Kyle Sampson, Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorneys
Cyril Wecht
Wecht Charges To Be Dropped
Zachary Roth | June 2, 2009, 1:40PM
The charges against Dr. Cyril Wecht, the celebrity forensic pathologist and prominent Pittsburgh-area Democrat, will be dismissed.
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, a Bush appointee who had been accused of pursuing a politically motivated prosecution against Wecht, this morning filed a motion to drop the charges, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (17) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (10)Topics: Cyril Wecht, Mary Beth Buchanan, U.S. Attorneys
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