Fired U.S. Attorneys Will Meet in Seattle

[maddezmom]

Fired U.S. Attorneys Will Meet in Seattle
Normally, anything labeled "public policy forum" in the e-mail in-box gets automatically deleted here at Capitol Briefing, especially when it's being hosted in the "other" Washington, way out in Seattle.

But when it's a public policy forum on U.S. attorneys hosted by none other than John McKay, Capitol Briefing takes note!

McKay, the ousted U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, is now a visiting professor at the Seattle University School of Law. On May 9 he's hosting a pair of his fellow fired federal prosecutors for a forum on the mass sackings last year.

Joining McKay will be David C. Iglesias, the former U.S. attorney for New Mexico, and Paul K. Charlton, the former prosecutor for Arizona. McKay, Iglesias and Charlton are three of the most controversial firings of the eight ousted prosecutors, because they were either conducting sensitive investigations of Republicans or under fire for not prosecuting Democrats around the time of their dismissals on Dec. 7. All three were also contacted by members of Congress or their staff at a sensitive time regarding ongoing criminal corruption investigations.

The four-hour symposium could spark sharp criticism of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the White House for alleged politicization of the Justice Department. One session is titled: "The 2007 Experience -- Myths and Realities: explanation of the current incidents, with comparison of historical similarities and differences."

McKay told the Senate and House Judiciary committees in early March that the chief of staff to Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) contacted him in early 2005 to inquire about alleged Democratic voter fraud in the 2004 gubernatorial election. McKay said he cut off the staffer -- Ed Cassidy, who now works for Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) -- before Cassidy ventured into inappropriate talks about an ongoing case.

more:http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/04/fired_us_attorneys_convening_i.html

[robinlynne]

1. This is gonna be good. At least they'll get the inicial facts out there so congress

can start digging into the real dirt.

[Jade Fox]

2. Bushco made a big mistake f**king with McKay.....

He's shown himself to be quite the butt-kicker. I hope he bails on the Republican Party. We could use him on our side!