Lies about U.S. attorney purge continue, fired prosecutor says

[maddezmom]

Source: Arkansas News Bureau

Lies about U.S. attorney purge continue, fired prosecutor says
Friday, Mar 30, 2007

By John Lyon
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - Fired federal prosecutor Bud Cummins took strong exception Thursday to testimony by a former Justice Department official about the firings of Cummins and seven other U.S. attorneys.

Cummins objected to the testimony of Kyle Sampson, former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in Sampson's appearance Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sampson told senators he believed each of the federal prosecutors fired late last year by the Justice Department was replaced because of problems related to his or her performance in office.

"If they're starting to say that I had performance problems, then I have the same gripe the other seven have, because it's a lie," said Cummins, a Republican Bush appointee who was removed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and replaced by Tim Griffin, former assistant to White House political adviser Karl Rove.

Cummins said if he were to comment further on Sampson's testimony, "I'd need a censor."

Sampson appeared to contradict the previous testimony of Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty, who told senators in February Cummins was removed to make room for Griffin and not because of performance-related problems.



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[Kagemusha]

1. Mr. Cummings, Sampson simply said you weren't enough of a crony.

You needed to be replaced because you didn't conduct your job in a manner political enough or, if you will, corrupt enough to his liking. That's what "performance problems" mean to him; he made that clear. If you feel insulted by that, read closer - you should be honored to be insulted so.

[pacalo]

2. "Cummins said if he were to comment further on Sampson's testimony, 'I'd need a censor.'"

Cummins said prosecutors should be insulated from outside political pressure, and he blamed Gonzales for failing to maintain a "fire wall" between the Justice Department and politics. If prosecutors are seen as political, their every action will be questioned, and that is happening now, he said.

"When I come up and I tell you I'm going to indict your uncle or your brother, and try and separate them from their kids and take away their father, you've got to believe I'm doing it for the right reasons. If you think I'm doing it because some politician wants your brother-in-law or your cousin or your uncle taken out, then I've got no credibility," he said.

"I'm not sure we'll ever elect another Republican president in my lifetime if they keep up with this kind of stuff," Cummins said.

When an administration uses presidential privileges to gain/hold on to power, it's bound to have a truckload of malfeasance. But the wonderful thing is that some of the corruption is now getting attention; there's so much more that needs focus.

[EVDebs]

3. The Octopus got exposure, and the CIA/GOP moneymachine tries to hide it

"It's all part of a growing ongoing investigation into corruption in defense and intelligence contracts, which already has sent former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to prison and, legal sources say, may threaten others in Congress and the CIA. "

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12634250/

Think of Mena WITHOUT the Clinton governorship. Think of what Danny Casolaro and Gary Webb were investigating out near Indio CA.

Start with the CIA drugrunning and who gets a cut. Of course the Pentagon's 'black ops' got their cut but in order to maintain silence, as criminal mastermind Meyer Lansky knew, you always kept the skim to 15% or less, too much extravagance leads to BLOWBACK. Also, they relied too much on the GOP. Ain't that right "Duke-Stir" ?

Folks, blowback is here.

Oh, BTW, Brad Berenson is Sampson's attorney but he's also Susan Ralston's. And John Dowd hired by Monica Goodling is a great moneylaundering expert -- don't be put off by the media's concentrating on his Pete Rose representation.

Why ole Brad is also an expert on the NSA's spy program too (pic included)

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6073600.html

Berenson is simply helping the Bush policestate keep its sorry head above water. This is NOT Democratic overspeculation, btw, re-read that sentence in the msnbc article above...read it slowly. WHO in the CIA and GOP are now o.d.ing on Maalox now ?

And dammit, someone needs to spread the word like hootinholler did in his post I'm linking to below:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x540834

Systematic obstruction of justice !

[BadGimp]

6. nice reply

eom

[OnyxCollie]

7. Brad Berenson, POS.

There's going to be a special place in hell for you, Brad.:mad:

[antonialee839]

4. Hmmm, who to believe?

I don't know, I DON'T KNOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

[Supersedeas]

5. Orin Hatch was all about erasing the distinction between performance and politics