We find out that the person in charge of the division investigating the Abramoff scandal had to resign because of his ties to Abramoff: A senior Justice Department official has resigned after coming under scrutiny in the Department’s expanding investigation of convicted super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to a Justice Department official with knowledge of the […]
Gee ya think? Fired San Diego U.S. attorney Carol Lam notified the Justice Department that she intended to execute search warrants on a high-ranking CIA official as part of a corruption probe the day before a Justice Department official sent an e-mail that said Lam needed to be fired, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday. […]
Jack Abramoff is to enter his guilty plea today in Florida clearing the way for federal investigators to go after some big names on Capital Hill. WASHINGTON – Lobbyist Jack Abramoff will plead guilty to federal charges in Washington and Miami, clearing the way for him to cooperate in a massive government investigation of influence […]
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 […]