McClatchy: Proof Biskupie Was Targeted by Justice: Shit meet fan on High.

[hang a left]

U. S. ATTORNEYS
E-mails contradict testimony in U.S. attorneys scandal
By Marisa Taylor and Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON - A U.S. attorney in Wisconsin who prosecuted a state Democratic official on corruption charges during last year's heated governor's race was once targeted for firing by the Department of Justice, but given a reprieve for reasons that remain unclear. A federal appeals court last week threw out the conviction of Wisconsin state worker Georgia Thompson, saying the evidence was "beyond thin."

Congressional investigators looking into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys saw Wisconsin prosecutor Steven M. Biskupic's name on a list of lawyers targeted for removal when they were inspecting a Justice Department document not yet made public, according to an attorney for a lawmaker involved in the investigation. The attorney asked for anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the investigation.

It wasn't clear when Biskupic was added to a Justice Department hit list of prosecutors, or when he was taken off, or whether those developments were connected to the just-overturned corruption case.

Nevertheless, the disclosure aroused investigators' suspicion that Biskupic might have been retained in his job because he agreed to prosecute Democrats, though the evidence was slight. Such politicization of the administration of justice is at the heart of congressional Democrats' concerns over the Bush administration's firings of the U.S. attorneys.

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington//17075348.htm

[aquart]

1. He saved his job and trashed his career.

Jerk.

[originalpckelly]

2. Wowza, what's that awful smell?

Oh yeah, I forgot, shit hitting the fan.

[bleever]

3. So many stories, waiting to be told.

K&R.

[Patsy Stone]

4. I, for one, would like to hear from

Steven M. Biskupic.

Could someone please invite him to Washington?

[hang a left]

5. I am sure his invitation is already in the mail.

Oh the smell of burnt butt on the eve of the weekend.

[Patsy Stone]

8. Smells like

victory.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

6. Mr. Bicuspid shoulda stayed down to the farm. n/t

[kimpossible]

7. Finally, the other side of the coin

Nice to see the "what about the attorneys who didn't get fired?" trail warming up.

:popcorn:

[hang a left]

9. Actually it appears he did bend over to the demands of Rove and the RNC

But was shit-canned later. Palous (or however you spell the beeothch's name) replaced him.

I think we are going to find out about the USA's that weren't fired or didn't receive cushy jobs from defense firms that were representing targets later.

[dragonlady]

12. Biskupic is still on the job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We'll have to wait for more information on what he did for Rove. (Paulose is the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota.)

[hang a left]

13. Thanks for the clarification

I do get my midwest states confused.

[Tin Man]

14. Yep, and "tails" is even more tarnished than "heads" !

Mmmmmm... yummy :popcorn:

[Usrename]

10. It's the ones that still have their jobs that are scarey.

They ALL need to be looked at.

[cascadiance]

11. One more reason for us to do a DOUBLE impeachment!

So that Pelosi can axe 'em all!

[Joanne98]

15. Bring him to Congress and put him under oath!

[drm604]

16. Definite K&R.

This should be a huge story. Unfortunately, it was released on a Friday. Hopefully this will get lots of media exposure next week.

[Octafish]

17. IIRC, Georgia did time.

Once the Court examined her appeal, they ordered her freed from the pen immediately -- same day.

[Gabi Hayes]

18. that's right, and the wheels of justice before the release turned as FAST

as I've ever seen them

contrast that to this guy:





WTF is up with HIS case?

[bobthedrummer]

19. Fwiw, here's some background about the Wisconsin corruption, TT's legacy

"Various WI media reporting Biskupic stating that Gonzales questioned..."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x523978#657415