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U.S. Attorney documents continue to trickle out.

“The House Judiciary Committee released today what are known as ‘privileged’ logs — brief descriptions of e-mail and telephone communications among Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty and other high ranking Justice officials.” A sample:

A bunch of “phone message slips” from early December regarding Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. The senator called David Iglesias, the fired U.S. attorney from New Mexico, to ask about an on-going investigation of a state Democrat a few weeks before last November’s election that put the Democrats back in charge of Congress.

– Two emails that McNulty forwarded to himself on 3/3 and 3/4 entitled, “Draft communication to USAs re: problems in DOJs handling of US Attorney matter.”

House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) said the new documents “raise further concerns.”



13 Responses to “U.S. Attorney documents continue to trickle out.”

  1. BottomBoy says:

    Any news of Gannon/Guckert?


  2. Jake-obin says:

    Republicans hate America, pure and simple. The remaining 22% who support Bush are clearly psychotic, and should be forcibly institutionalized or shot. I don’t care if it’s the private sector or public sector that does it either.


  3. Spudge_Boy says:

    How much higher can concerns be raised before they shoot out of the atmosphere?


  4. Pete Bogs says:

    charge Domenici with obstruction of justice…


  5. Tom3 says:

    Pete Domenici is thinking about retiring. Good idea, Pete.


  6. ForTruth says:

    Nobody did anything wrong, the Dems are just mad because Clinton was impeached for a blowjob.

    /sarcasm


  7. ForTruth says:

    Yeah the DOJ has a swollen prostate.


  8. raynman says:

    Oh, you wanted ALL the communications that might have some sort of impact??

    Why didn’t you say so???


  9. Jericho says:

    I have a question. Is it possible not all 5 million lost e-mails were about the attorney layoffs? How about the truth behind 9/11? How about the truth behind Iraq? How about the truth behind the 2000 election? How about the truth behind Gitmo and the Patriot Act? How about the truth on secret renditions, torture and the breaking of conventions as that of Geneva and Non-Proliferation? How about the truth behind Cheney’s hunting accident and spying on telephone calls and internet traffic without results or even a good reason? 5 million seems a lot of mails to lose for something as silly as this attorneygate.


  10. veritas says:

    #1 I’m waiting for the GannonGate to bust wide open just like HookerGate! Keep your ear to the ground….it’s coming.

    Also, this new DOJ info is even more indicting. AlbertoVO5 will soon be “run out of town”. He’s a disgrace to the legal system of this country. I’m surprised there aren’t demonstrations about his “coup on the judicial system” of this country on this LAW DAY!


  11. Zooey says:

    House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) said the new documents “raise further concerns.”

    I have a feeling this phrase will be a common theme, Rep Conyers.


  12. NoOneYouKnow says:

    … Conyers said, with a look in his eyes like when my dog sees a squirrel.


  13. Liberty Lover says:

    A tongue in cheek comment: Since President Bush likes to keep all of his minions around him long past their due date, (like Heckuva Job Brownie— Katrina, Donald Rumsfeld—Iraq, Karl Rove—outing CIA operative Plame, Dick Cheney–just about everything, and Alberto Gonzales— US attorneys) … then WHY ON EARTH would he want to fire Attorneys for INCOMPETENCE… when he has NEVER done so before? In fact, Incompetence seems to be the impetus to PROMOTE people in this administration, right? By rights, ALL 8 of these Attorneys should be living the good life if they were that incompetent. Right? Right?



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