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Proof That Bush's Removal of the Abramoff Prosecutor was a Political Deal to Scuttle the Investigation by Martin Garbus
On Friday, January 27, immediately after Bush announced Noel Hillman the federal Abramoff prosecutor was leaving his position to become a federal judge, I wrote that it was a political deal to stop the Abramoff prosecution. I posted an article on Huffington Post on January 29th........
As noted below the fold - DEMOCRATS let this happen. Why?
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It came about this way. The Democrats wanted Magistrate Federal Judge Susan Wingenton to be a federal judge. The Bush Administration said no.
We also know that in 2002 Bush got rid of a prosecutor. U.S. Attorney Black, who was about to indict Abramoff in Guam. That indictment also related to Abramoff's purchasing of influence. It's the modus operandi of this administration. Bush got rid of him, put in his own man, and the Abramoff prosecution ended.
This year the Bush Administration agreed to give the Democrats who they wanted in exchange for the Democrats agreeing to remove the Abramoff prosecutor. Wingenton got her appointment; the Democrats agreed to the removal of Noel Hillman, and he accepted a judgeship.
The approval of the two Democratic Senators from New Jersey was necessary for Hillman's appointment. Corzine gave that quiet approval just before he became governor. Frank Lautenberg on his website issued a press release, today announcing both the Wingenton and Hillman appointments, under the title "President Nominates Federal Judges for New Jersey." Both Corzine and Lautenberg knew they were removing Hillman.
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So....what's going on? It sure seems like more than simple "horsetrading" is going on here.... Dems got judges and Repubs got a delay or drop on a critical corruption investigation?
It's hard to believe that the Democrats are serious about corruption when they are complicit in games like these.....
More delay and divert..... if this particular thread in the Abramofff web dies off, you can lay some of the blame on the Democrats.....
Makes me believe my friend when he says they ALL are involved.... "THIS time it's the Republicans with Abramoff but if you think the Democrats aren't doing the same with their people when the chance arises...."
And - true or not - THAT is how many will see this..... Democrats were more than willing to help delay and divert - if not outright squash - things here...... why?
