Outline and primer for Lam firing from good article in KC Star

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Thanks to Duer who referred to it. I excerpted the dates and happenings to help myself - perhaps someone else whose head is blurring trying to keep all the Attorneys straight might be helped. The Lam firing is probably number 1 in culpability? But that's debatable - they really messed up.

May 2005 - Lam prosecutes Rusty Duke Cunningham

May 8 2006 - Foggo resigns as Deupty Director of the CIA – nbr 3 man.

May 10 - Lam notified the Justice Dept that she planned to serve search warrants on Foggo. (Who she notified is not known – assumed to be Michael Battle who resigned March 5, 07 – he was the person who notified the Atty’s that they were fired.)

May 11, 2006 - (WH) Sampson (now resigned) sends e-mail to WH Deputy Counsel Kelley about a problem with Carol Lam. Suggests they have someone ready to take her place when her term expires in the coming November (11-18)

May 11 2006 - LAT publishes article saying Cunningham case (tried by Lam) being expanded to look into CA Rep. Jerry Lewis

May 12 2006 - FBI enters Foggo’s office and seizes records

(November of 2006? Lam fired.)

From article:
“Last week, the Justice Department released e-mails showing that loyalty to President Bush and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was among the criteria used to judge U.S. attorneys' performance and that Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers were deeply involved in discussions leading up to the dismissals.”

U.S. attorney's firing may be connected to CIA corruption probe
By Margaret Talev and Marisa Taylor McClatchy Newspapers
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/16931329.htm

Is her firing the most culpable, most prosecutable, if prosecutable?

Looks like there will be plenty of work for lawyers in Washington and California.

[aquart]

1. Where are Foggo's files now?

[rwork]

2. Another culpable firing

Was US Attorney Frederick Black over seeing the Abramoff Quam Island corruption case.