What About the Attorneys Who Weren’t Fired? (Washington Independent)

[struggle4progress]

By Matthew Blake 10/3/08 2:24 PM

Arthur Davis (D-Al.) made a point at a House Judiciary Committee hearing today that’s been overlooked in the resurfacing of the fired U.S. attorney scandal: What about the federal prosecutors who weren’t ousted?

The Justice Dept. internally investigated how the White House/Justice Dept. decided which U.S. attorneys were considered disloyal to the Republican Party and should be dismissed. But it didn’t look at the corollary: Did prosecutors avoid dismissal by prioritizing the wishes of GOP lawmakers and state Republican parties? ...

According to Davis, every federal prosecutor is now – fairly or not – susceptible to having their credibility questioned.

This could, of course, be cleared up if the White House revealed the prosecutors they actually spoke with ...

http://washingtonindependent.com/10336/what-about-the-attorneys-that-werent-fired

[JDPriestly]

1. I don't think it was necessary to apply pressure to the prosecutor in

Alabama. I think she and he were willing participants in the illegal scheme to frame Siegelman assuming Siegelman's version of the facts to be true.

[struggle4progress]

2. In a wager, I'd bet on your side