Charlton, McKay, Iglesias Connect Dots: New Allegations of Republican Interference

[understandinglife]

Charlton, McKay, Iglesias Connect Dots: New Allegations of Republican Interference

by Jesselyn Radack

Former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton told House investigators this week that the top aide to Rep. Rick Renze (R-Ariz.) called his office about six weeks before Charlton was canned in the U.S. Attorney Massacre. This echoes what happened to former U.S. Attorneys John McKay and David Iglesias. When something happens twice, they can still try to say it was a coincidence. When something happens three times, it's a pattern.

A definite pattern has emerged now in the U.S. Attorney Massacre. Here's what it looks like:

Republican Members of Congress call a U.S. Attorney's Office -- prior to or following close elections -- to ask about and pressure an ongoing federal criminal investigation, usually involving public corruption that would hurt a Democrat and/or benefit a Republican. When the Member of Congress does not get the answer he or she wants to hear, the U.S. Attorney is put on the hit list and fired.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/25/62125/2413

Obstruction of justice is merely one of the crimes.

Clear enough ...


Peace.

[rox63]

1. Jesselyn Radack knows from personal experience how this happened

K&R for Jess! :kick:

[understandinglife]

6. Indeed! You may enjoy the link in comment # 5

Thank you.


Peace.

[originalpckelly]

2. And that's the name: The US Attorney Massacre.

Or simply The USA Massacre.

[flyarm]

3. k&r ..ul!! question ...

How does Jesselyn Radack know first hand?

thx..fly

[understandinglife]

5. Some background info ...

... can be found here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/12/54612/8770

She was/is very much a DoJ insider who suffered the consequences of striving to serve our Constitution and not the Republicons.

:hi:


Peace.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. I just want the terrible nightmare that is this administration over already....

and I want them neutralized so they can't do any more damage to this country before Jan. 2009; is that too much to ask?

[understandinglife]

7. TPMmuckraker: James Comey to testify to Congress

Former Justice Official to Appear before House Committee
By Paul Kiel - April 26, 2007, 11:49 AM

Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing Thursday next week to testify about his involvement in the plan to fire certain U.S. attorneys. The committee will vote on authorizing a subpoena for Comey's testimony on Tuesday.

Comey's expected to shed light on the early part of the purge process -- and perhaps explain why his list of U.S. attorneys was so different from Kyle Sampson's.

Before Comey left the Justice Department in the summer of 2005, he reportedly generated his own list of U.S. attorneys to fire. But as U.S. News has reported, Comey's list was completely different than the list generated by Sampson -- save one name:

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003106.php

Major ...


Peace.

[DemReadingDU]

8. morning kick

[bleever]

9. Late morning kick.

Karl: the law is catching up with you.