Thursday, July 22, 2010

'Loyal Bushies' Spared Prosecution

By Jason Leopold
July 22, 2010

A special prosecutor, who spent nearly two years investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other Bush administration officials committed crimes in connection with the firing of a U.S. Attorney, has ended her probe, saying she found "insufficient evidence" to file charges.

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Anonymous said...

In September 2008, the Bush Justice Department appointed career federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy to investigate allegations that Bush officials in 2006 illegally fired nine U.S. attorneys who wouldn’t politicize official corruption investigations.

But just four days before her appointment, a federal appeals court had ruled that a team of prosecutors led by Dannehy illegally suppressed evidence in a major political corruption case in Connecticut. The prosecutors’ misconduct was so serious that the court vacated seven of the eight convictions in the case.

http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=00469

Mon Jul 26, 02:24:00 PM 2010

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