mcclatchydc.com - 11/18/2008
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has agreed to pay for a private lawyer to defend former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against allegations that he encouraged officials to inject partisan politics into the department's hiring and firing practices.
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Taxpayers will pay for Gonzales' private attorney
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Gonzales' attorney recently revealed in court papers that the Justice Department had approved his request to pay private attorney's fees arising from the federal lawsuit. Dan Metcalfe, a former high-ranking veteran Justice Department official who filed the suit on behalf of eight law students, called the department's decision to pay for a private attorney rather than rely on its civil division "exceptional." "It undoubtedly will cost the taxpayers far more," he said. Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/56078.html
Taxpayers to pay for Alberto Gonzales’ private attorney.
Think Progress —
... ” against “former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and three other top officials for allegedly violating their rights by taking politics into consideration” in the hiring process for the Honors and Summer Law Intern Programs. Today, McClatchy reports that the Justice Department has agreed to pay for a private lawyer to defend Gonzales, which could cost taxpayers up to $24,000 a month: ...
Margaret Chiara’s Falsely-Accused “Lover” Re-Hired
Firedoglake —
... Meanwhile, you and I are paying Gonzales' legal fees, so he can defend himself against charges that he politicized hiring by--among other things--okaying Hagen's firing because she was alleged to be a lesbian. ...
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