By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Surprise Surprise (not really). Federal prosecutor Carrie Hamilton delivered closing arguments on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in downtown Chicago, calling defendant Rod Blagojevich a liar and a swindler, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. And oh yes, she said his seven days of testimony was “absurd” and “ludicrous.” The closings marked…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Somebody inside the Beltway apparently likes Beth Phillips. In 2009, President Obama appointed her as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri in Kansas City. Earlier this week, the White House nominated the U.S. Attorney for a federal judgeship in Missouri. Before becoming U.S. Attorney she was an Assistant U.S….
By Michael S. Rosenwald Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Somewhere in America, perhaps at this very moment, a bad guy is under video surveillance. He is being watched, every movement, every step – but not on a little TV. That’s so 2009. Instead, a special agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary of Montgomery, Ala., who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, will step down on Friday, her office announced. Canary has served with the Justice Department since October, 1990 when she was hired as a trial attorney. In November 1994, she became an assistant U.S. Attorney for the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When President Obama announced plans to have FBI Dir. Robert S. Mueller III stay on two years beyond his 10-year term, the FBI Agents Association quickly issued a very positive statement even though some of its members were not very happy. Nonetheless, some of the unhappiness seems to be coming out….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nearly everyone in the FBI can agree they were caught off guard by President Obama’s announcement Thursday that he would seek to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay on for two more years beyond his 10-year term. What they all don’t agree on is whether it’s a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The voice of former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales was heard again earlier this week when he issued a statement on the execution of Osama bin Laden. Texas Tech University, where Gonzales is a visiting political science professor, released the statement. “I congratulate President Obama and his team for this significant accomplishment….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service has its rules. As a result, the lone black firefighter at the Midtown firehouse — Engine 54, Ladder Company 4 — visited by President Obama on Thursday wasn’t allowed to be there, the New York Times reported. ”Secret Service only wanted the people that were working that tour…
