Three things recently made news re: the fired U.S. Attorney scandal:
New Evidence re: Partisan Ousting of Iglesias
New Mexico lawyer Patrick Rogers reportedly pushed to have ex-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias fired after unsuccessfully pressuring Iglesias "to bring voter fraud prosecutions where little evidence existed" (McClatchy/Truthout). Rogers was secretary of the non-profit group American Center for Voting Rights Legislative Fund, which pushed legal requirements that tend to target poor and minority voters.
The group was linked to the Republican National Lawyers Association, which seemed to have a similar legislative agenda. According to McClatchy, both well-funded groups "appear to have vanished" some time after the November 2006 elections.
Leahy's Fight to Enforce Subpoenas
You've likely heard that President Bush refused to turn over documents re: the fired U.S. Attorney scandal that were subpoenaed by the House and Senate Judiciary Committees a few weeks ago (BNP). Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy said he will fight to enforce the subpoenas, a process that could lead to a contempt of Congress citation against Bush (BNP and Washington Post). See joint letter to the White House from Patrick Leahy and John Conyers.
Seventh Justice Official Resigns...
Assistant Attorney General Rachel Brand announced her resignation on Friday, making her the seventh Justice Department official to resign since the fired U.S. Attorney scandal broke; this may mean nothing, as she's due to give birth soon (Washington Post). When planning to fire U.S. Attorneys, Justice officials considered Brand as a replacement. Earlier, Brand served as associate counsel to President Bush and helped Justices Roberts and Alito through the Senate confirmation hearings.
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