Former US attorney: Charges may be files in US attorney firings scandal

Source: Rawstory



Former US attorney: Charges may be files in US attorney firings scandal
05/09/2007 @ 5:20 pm
Filed by RAW STORY

Two of the former US attorneys at the center of the attorney firings scandal believe that criminal charges could be brought against high level Justice Department employees, reports the Seattle Times.
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John McKay, who was a US attorney for Washington state, and David Iglesias, who was the attorney for New Mexico, told the Seattle Times that they think White House adviser Karl Rove and his aides were behind the firings of selected US attorneys last December.

"I think there will be a criminal case that will come out of this," McKay said. "This is going to get worse, not better."

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McKay says crimminal charges Gonzo says MOVEON...

what McKay and Iglesias actually said or at least the potential impact of what they said...:shrug: After all, it is not within their control at all to bring charges....

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003699882_webmckayforum09m.html

This is buried near the bottom of the article:

>McKay said he began to have concerns about politics entering the Justice Department in early 2005, when Gonzales addressed all of the country's U.S. attorneys in Scottsdale, Ariz., shortly after he took over as attorney general.

"His first speech to us was a 'you work for the White House' speech," McKay recalled. " 'I work for the White House, you work for the White House.' "

McKay said he thought at the time, "He couldn't have meant that speech," given the traditional independence of U.S. Attorneys. "It turns out he did."

He looked around the meeting room and caught the eyes of his colleagues, who gave him looks of surprise at Gonzales' remarks. "We were stunned at what he was saying."<

Julie

but not all files are charges.

:puke:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x853813

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