Posts tagged U.S. Attorneys

• 28 Jun

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: More Rove Dirty Work?

  More Rove Dirty Work?Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D) has been convicted of corruption, with the judge currently considering a sentence of up to 12 years in jail. Siegelman and his team of lawyers have claimed the whole case is a political hit job orchestrated by Karl Rove. We've heard that

• 06 Jun

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: June 06, 2007

  Schlozman's Senate ShellackingFormer U.S. Attorney and DOJ Civil Rights Division head Bradley Schlozman testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday about the U.S. Attorney Purge story. We bring you a montage of the grilling he received from senators about some highly questionable indictm

• 23 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 23, 2007

  Goodling Takes the Stage! After months of legal and political haggling, former Justice Department liaison to the White House Monica Goodling will be testifying this morning before the House Judiciary Committee. TPM's Paul Kiel walks you through why Goodling is testifying, and why it could be signifi

• 15 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 15, 2007

  Did Somebody Say Voter Fraud? In the wake of Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty's resignation Monday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales continues to face questions about the GOP's "War on Voter Fraud." And the GOP seems to have found a predictably reliable ally in its war in good old FOX News.

• 14 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 14, 2007

  What Happened to Carol Lam?It's important to remember one crucial aspect of the U.S. Attorney firings that was hardly brought up during Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's latest round of testimony before congress last Thursday: the firing of Carol Lam. According to Lam's written testimony, the com

• 10 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 10, 2007

  What TPM Would Ask Alberto Gonzales Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is up on Capitol Hill today to field questions from the House Judiciary Committee about the U.S. Attorney firings. We have a few questions we'd like to ask him ourselves... Links: Secret Order By Gonzales Delegated Extraordinar