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the US Attorney investigation.
Here's a letter from Bloch to Mukasey from 1/08 (via TPM Muckracker), and the explanatory from the MinnPost.com. The FBI, of course, falls under DOJ and Mukasey.
http://www.minnpost.com/...
Rachel Paulose is ensconced in a new Justice Department job in Washington, D.C., but the issues and allegations raised by her stormy tenure as U.S. attorney for Minnesota linger on — in fact, they are flaring up anew. The federal Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which is still investigating some of the allegations against Paulose, accuses the Justice Department of stonewalling on the Paulose case, among others. In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey (PDF), Special Counsel Scott Bloch said his investigation of Paulose and other matters, including the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, is "being impeded." Bloch demands to know whether the deputy attorney general and the inspector general of the Justice Department, who are impeding the Paulose investigation, are acting under Mukasey's orders.
Rachel Paulose is ensconced in a new Justice Department job in Washington, D.C., but the issues and allegations raised by her stormy tenure as U.S. attorney for Minnesota linger on — in fact, they are flaring up anew.
The federal Office of Special Counsel (OSC), which is still investigating some of the allegations against Paulose, accuses the Justice Department of stonewalling on the Paulose case, among others.
In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey (PDF), Special Counsel Scott Bloch said his investigation of Paulose and other matters, including the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, is "being impeded." Bloch demands to know whether the deputy attorney general and the inspector general of the Justice Department, who are impeding the Paulose investigation, are acting under Mukasey's orders.
Show of hands... who would join Kucinich's effort to impeach VP Cheney?
by Mogolori on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:34:34 AM PDT
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Thanks.
Two war crimes make 'the right', not 'a right'. Defeat the liar John McCain.
by Yellow Canary on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:42:08 AM PDT
link to a January TPM story that is the substance of Mogolori's comment.
My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. Barbara Jordan 1974
by gchaucer2 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:43:37 AM PDT
by Mogolori on Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:49:50 AM PDT
publicly ratting each other out? Sounds like a minor civil war is starting.
by Robobagpiper on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:00:56 AM PDT
I'm buying myself a gallon of Jamesons and whip up some bangers.
by gchaucer2 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:02:27 AM PDT
by Mogolori on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:07:01 AM PDT
actually -- the comments were far more hilarious -- I don't think I've read such a string of gut-busting comments ever. Smart folks here, thank god. I realized that some might not have gotten the point -- but, the hilarity made up for it.
by gchaucer2 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:08:33 AM PDT
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't. -- Robert Benchley -5.75, -7.18
by Rogneid on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:16:58 AM PDT
and thanks for joining the fun with the old farts -- and droogie.
by gchaucer2 on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:17:54 AM PDT
I'm buying a gallon of bangers and whipping some Jamesons. Those Jamesons really tick me off.
"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity"
by newfie on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:33:44 AM PDT
... seems Bloch strongly urged the misAdministration to get rid of Lurita Doane:
Scott Bloch, head of the OSC, wrote in a May 18 report that Doan violated the Hatch Act by encouraging "her subordinates to engage in the type of political brainstorming session that is prohibited from occurring while the political appointees are on duty or in a federal workplace." Bloch urged President Bush to discipline Doan "to the fullest extent." Several members of Congress, including Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Doan should resign. The White House never officially responded to the recommendations, issuing only periodic statements that it was considering Bloch's report and its recommendations.
Scott Bloch, head of the OSC, wrote in a May 18 report that Doan violated the Hatch Act by encouraging "her subordinates to engage in the type of political brainstorming session that is prohibited from occurring while the political appointees are on duty or in a federal workplace."
Bloch urged President Bush to discipline Doan "to the fullest extent." Several members of Congress, including Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Doan should resign. The White House never officially responded to the recommendations, issuing only periodic statements that it was considering Bloch's report and its recommendations.
Not sure of the veracity of this source, but thought it was interesting and might support the notion of "civil war" starting among these crooks.
by Nightprowlkitty on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:09:06 AM PDT
There were questions about whether he could impartially investigate the WH attorney's scandal and he (somewhat convincingly to me, very odd for a Bushco hack) argued that he could investigate and would not hold back for any man.
Now, whether that actually happened might be another story. Or, he might have actually been correctly prosecuting the US attorney's story while being involved in totally unrelated corruption. Or, he never "good faith" investigated the attorney scandal and he actually was corrupt. Or, again, he might have been correctly investigating the attorney purge and is being framed up by the Justice department.
Interesting skein of possibilities.
(-5.50,-6.67): Left Libertarian
by Sparhawk on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:31:42 AM PDT
that suggested that he had significant personal rivalries with people in DoJ, and it was that angle, rather than any serious commitment to justice, that drove his interest in the matter.
If so, we may be looking at some bus under-throwing on both sides.
by Robobagpiper on Tue May 06, 2008 at 02:06:35 PM PDT
"we are now thru the looking glass people; black is white, and white is black."
by BonzoDogBand on Tue May 06, 2008 at 11:13:18 AM PDT
that's how I see it, bold, the
FBI as the Trojan Horse for Mukasey, Rove and Cheney.
by IngeniousGirl on Tue May 06, 2008 at 12:23:35 PM PDT
In a letter last June, Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch urged President Bush to discipline Doan "to the fullest extent," which included removing her from office.
Don't let the door hit you in the butt, Lurita!
"Lawyers, I suppose, were children once." To Kill A Mockingbird
by DC Scott on Tue May 06, 2008 at 12:26:34 PM PDT
wide narrow
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