CONYERS Points To New DOJ Info As Evidence Of Greater WH Involvment

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New Justice Dept. logs suggest more White House engagement in Attorneys firings Michael Roston
Published: Tuesday May 1, 2007


A second log of e-mails and documents that the Justice Department considers "privileged" has been released by the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee's Chairman, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), called the logs evidence of greater White House engagement in the firing of 8 US Attorneys in 2006 and 2007.

"While the Committee appreciates the production of these logs as a first step toward responding to our subpoena, the logs only further highlight the need to review the listed documents," Conyers said in a statement released to RAW STORY. "The information listed in these logs raise further concerns about the White House's involvement in the process of hiring and firing US Attorneys, as well as the way that process was communicated to Congress."

The two documents contain tables of materials used to discuss news media accounts of the firing of the Attorneys, as well as preparations for responses to inquiries from members of Congress. Similar logs were released last Friday.

In related news, the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law issued a subpoena today for former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who was the second in command at the Justice Department when the firing of the US Attorneys began.

log 1:
http://rawstory.com/other/PMprivlog--final.pdf
log 2:
http://rawstory.com/other/DMprivlog--final.pdf

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/New_Justice_Dept._logs_suggest_more_0501.html

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