The Boston Globe takes a big look today at what is happening in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division: The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights, according to job application materials obtained by […]
Last week after the Abramoff story exploded, the White House went into a defensive mode: On Wednesday, McClellan called Abramoff’s actions “outrageous†and reiterated to reporters that Bush was not friends with the lobbyist and does not recall ever meeting himâ€â€Âthough he said it was possible that Bush met Abramoff at a fund-raising function or […]
Here is a nice story in today’s New York Times which really shows us some internal debate at the Justice Department over warantless taps. A top Justice Department official objected in 2004 to aspects of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program and refused to sign on to its continued use amid concerns about its […]
While much hasn’t been coming out of the inquiry into who leaked Valerie Plame’s identity to Robert Novak, the press is keeping the story alive. Yesterday, the LA Times published a time line and very in depth look into the entire case and what we know now. Today Murray Waas has an excellent piece in […]
Last week on Meet the Press, Tim Russert asked RNC chairman Ken Mehlman if he would stand by any findings that Pat Fitzgerald concludes in the Valerie Plame leak. Mr. Mehlman danced around the question and would not give a straight answer. Later this week we saw Republican Strategist Rich Galen started calling Pat Fitzgerald […]