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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:23 AM
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Justice Dept. accused of blocking Gonzales probe
Justice Dept. accused of blocking Gonzales probe


Office of Special Counsel chief says his investigation into alleged politicization of the attorney general's agency has been repeatedly 'impeded.'
By Richard B. Schmitt and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
January 29, 2008


WASHINGTON -- The government agency that enforces one of the principal laws aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service has accused the Justice Department of blocking its investigation into alleged politicizing of the department under former Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales.

Scott J. Bloch, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, wrote Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey last week that the department had repeatedly "impeded" his investigation by refusing to share documents and provide answers to written questions, according to a copy of Bloch's letter obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The Justice Department wants Bloch to wait until its own internal investigation is completed. A department official signaled recently that the investigation is examining the possibility of criminal charges.

But that, the regulator wrote, could take until the last months of the Bush administration, "when there is little hope of any corrective measures or discipline possible" being taken by his office.

Bloch's allegations show how the controversy, which mostly focused on the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006, continues to boil inside government.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-probe29jan29,1,1914657.story?ctrack=2&cset=true
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:29 AM
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1. I'm shocked, I tell you shocked
actually, I'm not at all surprised. Why couldn't they have at least gotten a guarantee of a special prosecutor of Congress' choosing?

oh well.

:cry:
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:34 AM
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2. Asking a Bush AG to aid an investigation of Gonzales is like......
Asking the kid with his hand in the cookie jar if he has seen anyone
with their hand in the cookie jar.

In the one-word reponse of some of my friends from Brooklyn: whadjexpect?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:35 AM
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3. and we have Congress to thank for that, for confirming yet another Bush lackey
who gave every indication that he would continue to obstruct justice during his confirmation hearings.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:36 AM
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4. Mukasey's job is to stall and run out the clock.
Edited on Tue Jan-29-08 09:39 AM by Botany
"The Justice Department wants Bloch to wait until its own internal investigation is completed."

Just because they have the former governor of Alabama in prison, rigged elections,
and used U.S. Attorneys as "button men" for political control over America no need
to bother w/ that messy "rule of law."

BTW thanx a lot Chuck S. & Diane F.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 09:39 AM
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5. Gonzo is still out there somewhere wandering around looking for his car
He can't remember anything. He's just walking around DC hitting the trunk latch on his car remote hoping... PRAYING he can finally find his car
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 12:46 PM
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6. .
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 01:05 PM
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7. as goes this mal-administration, nothing will happen to gonzales or anyone else
it's crimes on top of crimes
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The Stranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 01:07 PM
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8. I'm glad so many DUers think that the Democratic Congressional leadership/majority is helpless to do
anything. They simply don't have the votes, so I guess more brazen criminal acts will be committed by the Administration to cover its last series of brazen criminal acts.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 01:10 PM
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9. Senate Judiciary committee meeting on DOJ tomorrow
Hope this is brought up
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 02:51 PM
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10. Muck Muck taking over where Gonzo left off--obstruct, delay, and forget
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Ghost in the Machine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:14 PM
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11. I wish I could say I was surprised.... but I can't.... K&R
:kick:

It's time to declare the whole Bush misadministration as a continuing criminal enterprise and jail them under the RICO act...

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