Renzi Aide Called U.S. Attorney to Ask About Probe

[maddezmom]

Source: Washington Post

Chief of Staff Inquired About Land Deal Investigation; Prosecutor Among Eight Who Were Fired

By Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, April 26, 2007; Page A04

The top aide to Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) called the office of Arizona's U.S. attorney about six weeks before the prosecutor was fired, inquiring about a federal probe into the congressman's role in a land deal that benefited a former business partner and political patron.

The former U.S. attorney, Paul K. Charlton, told House investigators this week that his office alerted the Justice Department's headquarters about the call from Renzi's chief of staff, Brian Murray, because he considered it potentially improper, according to congressional sources who spoke about the probe on the condition of anonymity. Justice rules require prosecutors to report contacts from members of Congress seeking information about investigations.

The incident means that Charlton was the third of eight U.S. attorneys forced to resign last year who had reported to Justice officials that Republican members of Congress or their staffs made inappropriate overtures to their offices about politically sensitive investigations they were supervising.



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[jamesinca]

1. Is he sure he reported it

Alberto cound not seem to recall that, so I don't think he did:sarcasm:

[saracat]

2. Hot Diggedty! Maybe we in Az can rid ourselves of that asshat Renzi!

[az chela]

3. yah another one of bush's little puppets

They are all criminals

[classysassy]

8. Arizona's

fools in the house,should be sent packing.

[cally]

4. Is this the first time the Corp Media actually found new

info on the attorney firing scandal? :wow: Maybe they will finally do their job.

K&R

[MagickMuffin]

5. Time for a little K&R

:kick::kick:

How many more will be forth coming in their desperation to stay out of jail?!?!?

Renzi and the rest of these thuglicans will never learn that they can't get away with massive cover-ups. Eventually when things start to REALLY go bad people will start to help topple the system from within.

Hip Hip Hooray to you Karl Rove. You have DESTROYED YOUR OWN PARTY.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[myrna minx]

6. Their corruption knows no bounds. n/t

[NashVegas]

7. So Much Dirt Is Coming Out Right Now

Gonzales' ass is so cooked.

[Doctor_J]

9. It is amazing how corrupt the GOP is.

they're just one big organized crime family.

[AlCzervik]

10. Renzi is--hmm, what the word people, help me out here.

fucked?

[Roy]

11. Has anybody realized......

That not one word of any raid, investigation, or improper contact or anything else has been reported on any of the main stream(?) cable news channels?

But, I guess that's normal, probly wouldn't hear anything if raids were conducted on homes of Gov Dean, Barbara Boxer, Barney Frank, or any other Dem either.