Former A.G. Alberto Gonzales left the Justice Department with a big black eye. Now it appears he could be gearing up with more legal help to fend off trouble in the probe into the firing of U.S. Attorneys during his reign.
By Zachary Roth
TPM Muckraker
It’s looking more and more like prosecutor Nora Dannehy’s investigation into the US Attorney firings has Alberto Gonzales in its crosshairs.
Earlier this week we reported that Dannehy had contacted the ex-AG in connection with the probe.
Now, we’ve been tipped to legal filings showing that Gonzales’ lawyer, George Terwilliger Jr. of White & Case, is no longer representing Gonzo in a separate case, a civil suit alleging that law students were denied DOJ jobs thanks to illegal politicization at the department under Gonzales.
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