US Attorneys: Saga Of Missing RNC Emails Deepens

Thursday, 19 April 2007, 10:34 am
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New York Times: Adam Cohen - US Attorney Who Wrongly Convicted Woman Kept His Job
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041807K.shtml

Adam Cohen writes: "Opponents of Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin spent $4 million on ads last year trying to link the Democratic incumbent to a state employee who was sent to jail on corruption charges. The effort failed, and Mr. Doyle was re-elected - and now the state employee has been found to have been wrongly convicted. The entire affair is raising serious questions about why a United States attorney put an innocent woman in jail."

Think Progress: Domenici Faces Ethics Probe Over US Attorney Firing
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041807L.shtml

The Senate has confirmed that Senator Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) is the subject of a "preliminary inquiry" into his involvement in the firing of former US Attorney David Iglesias.

White House Delaying Turnover of RNC Emails to Congress
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041807D.shtml

President Bush's lawyers told the Republican National Committee on Tuesday not to turn over to Congress any emails related to the firings last year of eight US attorneys before showing them to the White House. Democrats and Republican critics of the administration said the move suggests that the White House is seeking to develop a strategy to block the release of the non-government emails to Congressional investigators by arguing that they're covered by executive privilege and not subject to review.

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