U.S. Attorney Firings 'No. 1 on the Hit Parade' at House Judiciary Committee

[deminks]

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202431831768&rss=newswire

A House Judiciary Committee lawyer said Friday the committee has received a "pretty good number of internal White House memos" through an agreement with the White House amid the investigation of the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006.

The documents "do provide more information" about the controversial firing of the Republican-appointed U.S. Attorneys under then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, said Elliot Mincberg, chief counsel for oversights and investigations at the House Judiciary Committee, who spoke at a forum Friday on prosecution misconduct.

Mincberg said the documents produced through the agreement remain confidential (for now) but said on-the-record depositions of Karl Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers will be made public. Miers met with House Judiciary staff earlier this month behind closed doors, according to published reports. Mincberg declined to say when Rove is expected to be deposed.

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The comprehensive investigation, Mincberg said, "has already demonstrated, although it is not yet done, that there were clear, improper political influence in the decisions being made by a Republican administration to fire Republican U.S. Attorneys."

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[annabanana]

1. "depositions of Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will be made public"

When?

[deminks]

2. The article suggests that Rovie hasn't been deposed yet.

Although it doesn't come out and say that.

And there is the matter of Josh Bolten. He was subpoenaed, but all discussion of his deposition is non existent.

Much ado behind the scenes, I suspect there is.

[spanone]

4. right after the torture pics appear in people magazine

[monmouth]

3. And what about that Liberty U babe who was doing most of the firings?

I'd like to see her deposed also.

[annabanana]

5. Monica Goodling..

[monmouth]

6. That's the one. She always struck me as Little Miss Evil....n/t