Subpoenas Likely for Justice Officials in Prosecutor Firings
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Senate Democrats said yesterday they are preparing to subpoena five senior Justice Department officials as part of a widening probe into whether eight U.S. attorneys were fired for political reasons.
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U.S. News & World Report - The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was in the hot seat today answering just that very question before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Six ousted prosecutors spoke of intrigue over their dismissals and their surprise that they were being asked to resign but given no explanation.
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Prosecutors on Thursday plan to divulge evidence they gathered over the last eight months against three young men who will not be charged in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway because it was not sufficient to charge anyone.
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Did the Justice Department dismiss eight prosecutors for cause? Or was it a political purge? The Democrats in Congress want to find out
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By LARRY MARGASAK  WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee will ask several Justice Department officials to testify about the firing of eight federal prosecutors and could issue subpoenas if they refuse, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.
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Probes by Attorney General Mukasey and others could help determine how far the controversy reaches.
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Samsung, Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor have acknowledged that they have received subpoenas related to the investigation.
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One of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s investigators was perusing a stack of subpoenaed documents in a Manhattan office last month when he let out a yelp, slammed down his coffee and sprinted down the corridor.
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Six fired U.S. attorneys testified on Capitol Hill  yesterday that they had separately been the target of complaints, improper telephone calls and thinly veiled threats from a high-ranking Justice Department official  or members of Congress, both before and after they were abruptly removed from their jobs....
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Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling&#39;s legal team wants federal prosecutors to get specific about documents, potential witnesses, and other information that could be helpful to his defense
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A string of e-mails between the Justice Department's Kyle Sampson and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers details the plan to fire U.S. attorneys. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he is "not aware of every bit of information that passes through the halls of justice," but he admitted mistakes were made.
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The White House on Monday reiterated its claim of executive privilege in the firings of federal prosecutors, saying former aides would not comply with congressional subpoenas for their testimony.
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The federal prosecutor investigating the disclosure of an undercover CIA officer's identity is now pursuing a second leak case in which he has obtained a subpoena for New York Times reporters' telephone records.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to the White House, vice presidentâs office and the Justice Department.
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Two former White House officials were subpoenaed on Wednesday as part of the congressional probe of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' firing last year of federal prosecutors.
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The decision by two congressional panels to issue subpoenas to the White House yesterday escalates a constitutional showdown over the Justice Department's firing of nine U.S. attorneys that could end up being decided by the federal courts.