New docs: Feinstein concerns on Lam prompted DOJ reaction (Monica Goodling connection)

[babylonsister]

See this thread about Monica Goodling:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x494716



http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070324-0641-ca-firedprosecutors-feinstein.html

New docs: Feinstein concerns on Lam prompted DOJ reaction

By Erica Werner
ASSOCIATED PRESS

6:41 a.m. March 24, 2007

WASHINGTON – Upon learning of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's concerns about the dismissal of San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, senior Justice Department officials scrambled to react, newly released documents show.

Justice Department attorney Rebecca Seidel reported to superiors on Jan. 17 that she'd talked to Feinstein's chief counsel and learned Feinstein was “ginned up seeing press articles that quote an FBI agent as saying Lam's removal would be disruptive to their cases.”

Feinstein, D-Calif. and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has since alleged that Lam's firing was connected to the corruption case centered on jailed former GOP Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham. Lam was prosecuting the ongoing case when she was dismissed last year along with seven other U.S. attorneys.

Justice Department officials deny the connection and point to concerns about Lam's record on immigration and gun violations.

The day after Seidel reported Feinstein's concerns to Justice officials including White House liaison Monica Goodling, Goodling fired off an e-mail to aides with the subject line “I hear there is a letter from Feinstein on Carol Lam a year or two ago.”

“I need it ASAP. Can you pull from your system ASAP and e-mail to me?” says the e-mail.

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[grasswire]

1. Goodling ought to ask for protection from US Marshals.

And tell everyone she knows that she's not suicidal. Watchword: Baxter.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. The Feinstein connection is getting interesting.

I'm thinking that Feinstein was possibly duped into making the inquiry about the illegal immigrations prosecutions. Her office should investigate who sent her what complaint when about that particular issue and what their connections are. I bet it was soley designed to get her involved in the fake "illegals" issue with Lam so that later, the Bushies could say it was "bi-partisan dissatisfaction" with that issue.

I'm thinking she was played big time.