Justice Dept. releases U.S. Attorney documents (at Conyers' request)

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/13/justice-dept-releases-us-attorney-documents/

Justice Dept. releases U.S. Attorney documents.

Bowing to a request from House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), the Justice Department has released a set of internal communications about the U.S. Attorney purge. Read them HERE. Below, a photo of Sanchez and Conyers holding the documents up today:


Read them here:
http://judiciary.house.gov/

[aquart]

1. Anyone here think that's all of them?

[maddezmom]

2. nope, but it's a start

:D

Who is Griffin? I've been following this, but this name escapes me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x402113

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

3. Griffin is Rove's buddy; Palast did an article on him. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3149533

[maddezmom]

5. thanks

Shit I knew about Rove's buddy, but didn't connect the dots on the name right away. I think I posted a LBN thread a while ago on it.

[maddezmom]

6. yeah, I thought posted about it

Former Bush aide named to U.S. attorney post (interim appt. no senate confirmation)
Saturday, Dec 16, 2006

By Aaron Sadler
Stephens Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - A former Republican political operative and top aide to President Bush was named late Friday as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

The appointment of Tim Griffin drew criticism from Arkansas senators Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln, both Democrats. Pryor accused the Bush administration of circumventing the traditional nomination process on behalf of a political ally.

The open-ended appointment differs from a normal presidential selection, where Griffin would face Senate hearings and a confirmation vote.

Pryor believes the Senate should be able to quiz Griffin about his qualifications, especially given his background as Bush's deputy director of political affairs under Karl Rove, spokesman Michael Teague said.

Before that, Griffin worked in opposition research for the Republican National Committee.

"We hope it's not the White House's intention to go around the Constitution, go around the nomination process and reward a fellow who's done some political work for them," Teague said.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2655390

Strange how I let things go when there isn't a lot of action on a thread.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Last 3 or 4 pages are the most damaging. They mention Carol Lam and

complaints about illegal immigration and then the guy from Arizona and not going after drug rings moving less than 500 pounds of grass. Somebody named Doug, wants to know if that's true to discuss with the 'POTUS'.