Reply #35: He does seem to have close Republican ties

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/nation/7460980.htm

"James Comey, the new No. 2 at the Justice Department, has an impressive array of terrorism and violent-crime cases under his belt. But he's perhaps best known these days as the prosecutor who indicted Martha Stewart, transforming the diva of domesticity into the most recognizable face of white-collar corruption.

"Confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as the deputy attorney general, Comey takes the reins at a Justice Department under fire for its bold antiterrorism tactics and facing questions about its investigation into the leak of a CIA officer's name.

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"Some accused Comey of targeting Stewart to boost his profile. Not so, said Comey's close friend Patrick Fitzgerald, who's the U.S. attorney in Chicago. . . ."


Aside from that, Fitzgerald seems like a reasonably fair-minded prosecutor. For example, he's been going after former Governor Ryan on those corruption allegations. (Or is it possible somebody wanted to pull him off that case?)


On edit: I just looked up at post #11 and see that his pal Comey is the one he'll be reporting to. That is not reassuring.