Milwaukee U.S. Attorney To Be Interviewed In Attorney Probe

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Milwaukee U.S. Attorney To Be Interviewed In Attorney Probe
Interviews Were Requested By House Committee

UPDATED: 4:50 pm CDT April 17, 2007

MILWAUKEE -- A U.S. House committee looking into the recent firings of eight federal prosecutors listed U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic of Milwaukee among the additional individuals that it wants to interview as part of the probe.

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House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers sent the request to Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard Hertling, asking to interview them "on a voluntary basis" regarding the firings.

Biskupic, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said over the weekend that he had been told his name was on a list of targeted prosecutors whose performance and loyalty to Bush were questioned.

But he said it had nothing to do with his decision to prosecute a state employee on charges that she steered a travel contract to a company that donated to Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle's re-election campaign.