Gonzales Draws Strong Criticism of Prosecutors

[L. Coyote]

Source: NY Times

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales endured blunt criticism Tuesday from federal prosecutors who questioned the firings of eight United States attorneys, complained that the dismissals had undermined morale and expressed broader grievances about his leadership, according to people briefed on the discussion.

About a half-dozen United States attorneys voiced their concerns at a private meeting with Mr. Gonzales in Chicago.

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On Wednesday, the Justice Department released more than 200 additional pages of e-mail messages and other documents and sent a letter to lawmakers saying that it had given Congress inaccurate information in an earlier letter that asserted that Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, had played no role in the removals.

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What a day. Difficult to keep up with this story!!
Here are many DU discussions, articles, links, "dumps" and more, including admissions of LIES:

Email-Gate FACTS: Felons, georgewbush.com, gwb43.com , et. al.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x523978#528951

Thanks to cal04 for catching the story:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x528534

[MannyGoldstein]

1. WTF?

Don't these prosecuters realize that they serve to pleasure the Prez?

Ingrates.

(Oh, OK :sarcasm:)

[Erika]

2. Don't you read? W's replacement of his own appointed

reeks of obstruction of justice and an attempt by the WH to take over the independency of the DOJ.

They do take an oath to serve the Constitution not the president.

Sorry, I missed your sarcasm sign.

[ShockediSay]

3. Obstruction of Justice, you say. I've been thinking about that

question tonight >>> when does removal of US attorneys for partisan political purposes

rise to the level of OoJ?