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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (2464)	12/1/2008 1:31:57 PM
From: pompsander	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

The DOJ Inspector General did the investigation, made the findings and the AG fully accepted the findings, without criticism...Here is an article describing the matter. If the AG accepts an internal finding of legal violations, there is no adjudication required. He admitted past guilty practices.. ________________________- Report: DOJ Aides Allowed Politics to Guide Hiring Decisions A Justice Department report released Monday concludes that former top agency officials broke the law by weighing applicants' political leanings when making hiring decisions. Experts examine the findings. RAY SUAREZ: The Justice Department report makes clear aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales broke the law by using political criteria in hiring decisions. The 140-page independent report stems from the investigation into the firing of eight U.S. attorneys in 2006. Today's report focuses on the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges and points to the actions of two aides in particular: Kyle Sampson, the former chief of staff to Gonzales; and Monica Goodling, she was a chief liaison between the Justice Department and the White House. pbs.org