By Clarice Feldman American Thinker If the President hasn’t already pardoned Lewis (Scooter) Libby, I beg him to reconsider and do so, for Libby is an innocent man. Most of what people believe about the Scooter Libby case was proven wrong at trial. Many wrongly believe: 1) Libby leaked the CIA employment of Valerie Plame;…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com You know Eric Holder Jr. would have really been in big trouble if the Boys & Girls Clubs of America had opposed his confirmation for Attorney general. Though it’s hardly a big deal– it would have been if it opposed him — the club has written the Senate Judiciary and praised…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com A former State Department employee pleaded guilty Wednesday in Washington to illegally accessing passport applications of more than 150 celebrities, actors, musicians, comedians, models, politicians, athletes and media members out of “idle curiosity”, the Justice Department said. Dwayne F. Cross, 41, of Upper Marlboro, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge…
You just know President Bush will pardon some big names just before he exits 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The question now is simply Who? By Scott Horton The American Lawyer For George Washington there was an obvious time for potentially controversial pardons, and that was the day he left office. Washington pardoned the instigators of the…
The big question will be whether Congress wants to explore some misdeeds of the past or move forward. With all the confusion in Washington and the economy in the dumps, it may be a little harder to get the American people behind them to go after the those misdeeds. By Zachary Roth TalkingPointsMemo Over the…
The sad tale of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson goes on. Here’s the latest twist. By Fox News A U.S. senator revealed Tuesday that he believes a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran nearly two years ago is being held in a secret prison there – much to the surprise of the ex-agent’s wife. Sen….
Historically, local law enforcement has complained about the FBI not sharing enough information. There may still be complaints after this, but it may help deflect some complaints. By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The FBI has launched a system to share tips about possible terror threats with local police agencies just in time…
Here’s just another disturbing footnote in the Justice Department in the Bush years. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ideological considerations permeated the hiring process at the Justice Department’s civil rights division, where a politically appointed official sought to hire “real Americans” and Republicans for career posts and prominent case assignments, according…
