A.G. Holder Won’t Prosecute Ex-Bush Official on Perjury Allegations

It sounded like perjury. But Holder has spoken. By Evan Perez Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says he won’t overturn prosecutors’ decision declining to prosecute a former Bush administration Justice official investigated for possible perjury during the investigation of the 2006 U.S. attorney firings. Bradley Schlozman, a former lawyer in the…

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Justice Department to Review Criminal Case Against Ex-Justice Civil Rights Division Head Bradley Schlozman

One question is: How much resources and how much resolve does the Holder Justice Department have to continue investigating the question marks in the Bush era? This case may test that question. By Justin Elliott TPMMuckraker The Bradley Schlozman saga might have some life left in it, yet. The Justice Department is reviewing a decision…

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Inspector Gen. Says Ideological Considerations Tainted Hiring Process At Justice Civil Rights Division

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…

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