DOJ report: Investigators have evidence of Rove & Miers involvment in US Attorney firings

[sabra]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5912290&page=1

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Investigators found that in at least three removals, "the evidence indicates the White House was more involved than merely approving" the dismissals, as Bush administration officials "initially stated," according to a report by the Justice Department's Inspector General and its Office of Professional Responsibility released Monday.

Because Miers, Rove and others "refused to cooperate with our investigation, and because the White House declined to provide internal documents to us, we were unable to determine the role the White House played in these removals," the report concluded.

Investigators said they found evidence indicating greater-than-known White House involvement in firings of U.S. attorneys in Arkansas, Missouri and New Mexico.

In Arkansas, investigators said, "the evidence shows that the White House sought to give former White House official {J. Timothy} Griffin a chance to serve as U.S. Attorney, and that both Rove and Miers supported Griffin's appointment." Griffin had served as in the White House as an aide to Rov e. Griffin had foreknowledge of Cummin's dismissal, the report said, and in an email cited by investigators, Rove suggested Griffin to fill the potential vacancy.

In Missouri, "we found evidence that the White House may have directed {former U.S. Attorney Todd P.} Graves's removal," the report said, over a conflict with between Graves and a U.S. senator's office. White House lawyers had fielded complaints about Graves, and appear to have been involved in pushing his ouster, the report stated.

[wildbilln864]

1. k&r before the funeral. nt

[Subdivisions]

2. Took them all this time and a report to know that? Idiots. n/t

[babylonsister]

3. Rec'd, though getting them to testify will be another matter. Thanks, sabra. nt

[aquart]

4. Quelle surprise.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[elizfeelinggreat]

6. Make them testify!

from the second page:

The IG and OPR do not have prosecutorial powers and cannot compel witnesses other than Justice Department employees to cooperate with their investigators.

But Nora R. Dannehy, the acting U.S. attorney in Connecticut, who Mukasey appointed to lead the new probe, will have those powers. Mukasey said in a statement that Dannehy would have the authority to "ultimately determine whether any prosecutable offense was committed with regard to the removal of a U.S. Attorney" and whether administration officials might have broken the law by giving misleading Congress about the firings of the federal prosecutors.

[intheflow]

7. Big ol' K&R.

:kick:

[pleah]

8. Where are the arrest warrants?

K&R

[barbtries]

9. was this report just released today?

too many people are not going to notice and not going to care when and if mukasey throws it under his rug.

DAMN! i want to see consequences for these fucks!

[sabra]

11. released Friday - official release this morning - good timing, huh?

[barbtries]

13. yeah.

sonsabitches.

[seemslikeadream]

10. but will anyone notice?

but us that is

[Supersedeas]

12. And Muck Muck Mukasey continues to stand in the way of justice by not enforcing subpoenas