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What’s Really At Stake in the U.S. Attorney Scandal
James Comey, the former deputy attorney general, told the House Judiciary Committee that he did not know why the U.S. attorneys had been fired since nearly all of them had strong performance records.
But Comey said the most serious part of the controversy surrounding their dismissals is the allegation that Monica Goodling, the department’s former White House liaison, had administered party loyalty oaths before hiring federal prosecutors.
Here Comey responding to questions from Georgia Democratic Rep. Henry Johnson Jr., about that allegation, now the subject of two internal Justice Department probes:
And in response to questions from Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-Tenn., about internal documents that show the administration wanted “loyal Bushies” in power, Comey said the following:
Republicans were few and far between at the hearing. Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, called the congressional investigation a “fishing expedition that has come up dry.”
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By bradcpa
May 4, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this
Chris Cannon is crazy, they just keep hooking larger fish with every revelation. What he have uncovered is an attempt by the Republican Party to stifle desent by making it illegal to think differently than them.