The US Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility has expanded its investigation into whether department aides illegally made hiring decisions based on consideration of applicants' political beliefs, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The...
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Goodling denies key role in US Attorney firings, disputes McNulty testimony
Former US Department of Justice aide Monica Goodling testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday about the fired US Attorneys scandal , saying she did not play a key role in the...
Gonzales says he relied on McNulty recommendations in US Attorney firings
Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told reporters Tuesday that the recommendations of resigning Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty were key in the firing of nine US Attorneys last year...
US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announced Monday that he will resign from his post as second-in-line at the Department of Justice (DOJ) as early as the end of the summer, or when a successor...
Senate committee subpoenas five DOJ aides in US Attorney firing scandal
The US Senate Judiciary Committee agreed by voice-vote Thursday to issue subpoenas compelling five current and former DOJ aides and six fired US Attorneys to testify before the committee on whether their firings were politically motivated [JURIST...
Gonzales drops opposition to tighter controls on US Attorney replacement
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told senators in a private meeting Thursday that the Bush administration would drop its objection to proposed legislation requiring Senate confirmation of all US Attorneys, reversing a rule change approved a year ago in...
Thomas M. DiBiagio , former US Attorney for the District of Maryland, has said that he was pressured to resign in early 2005 after investigating whether associates of former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. , a...
White House and US Justice Department officials have confirmed that seven US federal prosecutors were fired because they had not adequately carried out President George W. Bush's policies on immigration and firearms issues, according to a report...
The US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law voted Thursday to subpoena former Justice Department prosecutors Carol C. Lam (San Diego), David C. Iglesias (New Mexico), H.E. Cummins, III (Arkansas), and John McKay (Seattle), to...
Jefferson requests return of files seized during congressional office raid
Attorneys for US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) on Wednesday requested the return of the materials seized from the congressman's office during an 18-hour raid in May 2006 by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official...