US Attorney doc dump includes TALKING POINTS!
by hekebolos
Tue Mar 20, 2007
Interesting that they had talking points ready back then which had a decidedly defensive stance - as if they knew there would be questions about why these attorneys were removed from office, and they wanted to say upfront it wasn't political. It is so obvious that they were trying to hide their wrongdoing...TALKING POINTS: U.S. ATTORNEY NOMINATIONS AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president:
United States Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. Thus, like other high-ranking executive branch officials, they may be removed for any reason or no reason. That on occasion in an organization as large as the Justice Department some United States Attorneys are removed, or are asked or encouraged to resign, should come as no surprise. United States Attorneys are never removed, or asked or encouraged to resign, in an effort to retaliate against them or inappropriately influence a particular investigation, criminal prosecution or civil case.
But the real kicker is the email on page 26. It's from Margaret Chiara, the ousted U.S. Attorney from Western Michigan, who was
let go supposedly for "poor performance." Here's her email to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty about her firing:
Paul: I respectfully request that you reconsider the rationale of poor performance as the basis for my dismissal. It is in our mutal interest to retract this erroneous explanation while there is still time. Please simply state that a presidentially appointed position is not an entitlement. No other explanation is needed.
As you know, I have assiduously avoided public comment by pursuing an informal version of the "witness protection program" in order to elude reporters! However, the legal community in Grand Rapids and organizations throughout Michigan are outraged that I am being labeled as a "poor performer." Politics may not be a pleasnt reason, but the truth is compelling...
http://judiciary.house.gov/via:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/20/5047/95184
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