Senior Federal Prosecutors and F.B.I. Officials Fault Ashcroft Over Leak I

[Nottingham]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/16/politics/16LEAK.html

Senior Federal Prosecutors and F.B.I. Officials Fault Ashcroft Over Leak Inquiry
By DAVID JOHNSTON and ERIC LICHTBLAU

Published: October 16, 2003


ASHINGTON, Oct. 15 — Several senior criminal prosecutors at the Justice Department and top F.B.I. officials have privately criticized Attorney General John Ashcroft for failing to recuse himself or appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the leak of a C.I.A. operative's identity.

The criticism reflects the first sign of dissension in the department and the F.B.I. as the inquiry nears a critical phase. The attorney general must decide whether to convene a grand jury, which could compel White House officials to testify.

The criminal justice officials, who spoke on the condition that they not be identified, represent a cross section of experienced criminal prosecutors and include political supporters of Mr. Ashcroft at the department's headquarters here and at United States attorneys' offices around the country.

The officials said they feared Mr. Ashcroft could be damaged by continuing accusations that as an attorney general with a long career in Republican partisan politics, he could not credibly lead a criminal investigation that centered on the aides to a Republican president.

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Oh we got a major rift in the government! :bounce:

[Flubadubya]

1. Ashcroft will recuse himself...

when the pigs fly. This man has no sense of propriety or justice. You just can't talk sense to the power lusty and religiously insane. It's a bad combination and Asscrack epitomizes both pathological syndromes. :puke:

[Nottingham]

5. Reno had a special Prosecutor 7 times and aschcroft O

Whats WRONG with this picture.

MR.ASCHCROFT is definitely not an Attorney General and NO WONDER HE COVERED LADY JUSTICE WITH A SHEET! :BOUNCE:

[Whoa_Nelly]

21. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=168794

[blm]

2. BushInc versus the Intel community.

They can't call this politics. heh.

[kskiska]

3. Sounds like an awful lot of people are talking

on the condition they not be identified. The genie may have come out of the bottle.

[Nottingham]

4. Yes it is looking like Aschcroft is majorly in the Hot seat

Dontcha love it :bounce:

[candy331]

6. Wouldn't it

be wonderful to be a fly on the wall in some major areas right about now?

[AndyTiedye]

7. An "Attorney General" Can be Impeached, Too.

[goforit]

14. Yep all Dept's are crumbling within.......Good vs. Evil!!!

Hope the Good wins out!!!

I am happy to see that alot of DOJ people are not
supportive of A**croft.

It is also nice to see the FBI step up and unite with
the CIA!!!!

[Homer12]

8. By not recusing himself, He keeps this story Alive

The conflict of intrest, smacks at corruption. Personalities make the news.

[Mel]

9. Senator Schumer NY

just entered this article into the record on the Senate floor he's talking about a special prosecuter to handle this investigation of the leaker. Whoever he or she is I believe is a treasonist. Now Senator Harkin is on the floor having Schumer's back on this!

[Nottingham]

11. GET OUT MEL! Aschcroft hasn't tried Bush administration at all

Reno did it on Clinton 7 times


Now its pretty obvious that Bush isn't an angel

Yes Aschcroft needs to be removed from being Attorney General

the Republicans are exposing themselves of being the supporters of Treasonous monsters :bounce:

[goforit]

13. Here-Here!!!.............Republicans are unpatriotic!!!!!

Mel...........

Try again!!!

[michaud]

22. So Duly Correct goforit

Everything they said about Clinton was a lie. But what they said about Clinton is like looking into a mirror and seeing thier own "this son of mine" Bush.

Get Asskkkcroft and the rest of them!!!!!!!!!!

[LeftHander]

10. Rule of Law - Rule of Law

Repuke mantra only when it is to their advantage...

[Nottingham]

20. Law is no use if there is nobody to enforce it

:bounce:

[wryter2000]

12. WH discord

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=169271

Someone(s) in the administration is/are pissed. We will be hearing more.

[goforit]

15. LOL!!!!!..............This is quite humorous!!!

I tell ya with Arnold as Gov and the clowns at bay......

I never in a million years thought this new millenium would be
one of great SATIRE!!!

I guess this is our Y2K.

[0007]

16. "I have no King except Jesus"

These were John Ashcroft's words at Bob Jones University. Does this tell us that only junior can impeach Mr. Ashcroft from this leak investigation? I believe so!

[goforit]

17. Interesting point!!!

But would if all Depts unite against him?

[Nottingham]

18. I like how even the FBI agents see Aschcroft's conflict of interest

recuse himself and have a special prosecutor what happen to our national security :bounce:

[snippy]

19. The career government people just keep turning up the heat on Bush.

This is developing beautifully and exactly as many DU posters have predicted. This also is developing very similarly to what Joe Wilson described at the townhall type meeting where he talked of Turd Blossom Rove being marched out in handcuffs.

[goforit]

23. Hmmm..........The carreer guys deserve applause , but ........

We need more drastic measures than a couple poke in the eyes.

I feel that they need to be more agressive. The DEMS (Kerry and Geptdhart)joining the Bush team doesn't help either!!!

[snippy]

25. Each day that goes by is a day that the Bush administration will

engage in additional criminal activity in an attempt to cover up the prior criminal activity. As the FBI gets closer to uncovering each criminal act, the pressure will build on some of the people in the administration to refuse to participate in the conspiracy any further and on others to try and cut a deal. That will give the FBI additional leverage to pry the criminals out of the White House one by one, with Andy Card being the last to go..

This isn't just going to go away. The CIA could have chosen not to leak the referral to the DOJ of this investigation but the decision was made to make sure the public was aware of the investigation. I think the CIA also could have leaked the identities of the people in the administration who revealed the information about Wilson's wife but chose not to. If that is correct, the CIA wants to see the Bush adminisration pay more of a price than one or two people marched out of the White House in handcuffs. I think the CIA has decided to protect its people, and their sources and contacts, by punishing the Bush administration for endangering them for political purposes and putting fear into future administrations to prevent them from doing the same thing.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

24. These bastards have no problem lying straight faced to anyone

even when they know that the world knows thy're lying. They have no guilt and feel as if they are "on a mission from god."

They have learned that if they keep repeating the same lie over and over, the sheeple of America will not only loose interest, they will believe. The Bush admin feels bullet proof as opposed to Reagan's "teflon."

I hope to hell someone in this junta has a soul and REALLY starts leaking soon.