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Talking Points Memo: Keep the Lawyer, Bradley
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society: Holder Agrees Waterboarding Is Torture
The BRAD BLOG: AG Holder Would Review Bush Administration Decision to NOT Prosecute Schlozman
Political Animal: Thursday's Mini-Report
The Hollywood Liberal: UPDATED: Court: Bush Can Eavesdrop Without Warrant
Keep the Lawyer, Bradley
Talking Points Memo —
Holder says he'll review decision not to charge Bradley Schlozman for lying to congress.
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Holder Agrees Waterboarding Is Torture
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society —
... Talking Points Memo also reported that during this morning’s confirmation hearings, Holder said he would re-examine federal prosecutors’ decision not to lodge criminal charges against the former Justice Department official, Bradley Schlozman for politicizing hiring at the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ and then lying to Congress about doing so. Holder told the committee, “I want to know why the determination was made not to pursue charges.” The DOJ’s office of inspector general and office of professional responsibility ...
AG Holder Would Review Bush Administration Decision to NOT Prosecute Schlozman
The BRAD BLOG —
... today, he'll review the Bush U.S. Attorney's decision to not prosecute former DoJ Civil Rights attorney Bradley Schlozman for his grotesque bastardization and politicization of the department as we detailed earlier this week. Schlozman, the DoJ's Inspector General found, broke federal law and custom vis a vis his hiring practices of only fellow whack-a-doodle wingnuts, and further went on to lie to Congress about during hearings (which is also a federal crime).
Said Holder during questioning by Sen. Dianne Feinstein...
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Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... also seemed to go well. * Holder might take a closer look at the Justice Department's decision not to prosecute Schlozman. Good. * Hillary Clinton said goodbye to the Senate today, prompting ...
UPDATED: Court: Bush Can Eavesdrop Without Warrant
The Hollywood Liberal —
UPDATED: Court: Bush Can Eavesdrop Without Warrant In its waning days, the Bush administration has suffered a few adverse rulings from the courts on the broad issue of executive power. But it looks like it’s about to get a major one in its favor on the issue… [image] [image] Holder: “I Will Review That Determination” Not To Prosecute Schlozman Not that it’s likely, but Brad Schlozman may want to hope that Eric Holder’s confirmation somehow gets derailed. That’s because Holder just told the Senate Judiciary committee that he wants to reconsider the Bush Justice Department’s curious decision not to… [image] [image] This entry was posted on Monday, January 19th, ...
Post-Bus Truth Commission May Not Take the Form of a Senate Bill
TPM Election Central —
... Rather than passing a bill to establish a truth commission-type body, senators may choose to work through the existing framework of the Justice Department. As it stands, new Attorney General Eric Holder has vowed to review controversial decisions ranging from the Brad Schlozman case to the use ...
