Before Patrick Fitzgerald became the special prosecutor for PlameGate, he was first appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), where he still serves in that position.According to the former maverick Republican senator who recommended Fitzgerald for the position, Rove didn't want an "outsider" to come into the job. (Fitzgerald was a New York federal prosecutor at the time.)
The implication was that the White House wanted someone who would not prosecute or less aggressively pursue then Republican Governor George Ryan -- or pose prosecutorial danger to Illinois Republicans.
The U.S. Senator at the time, Peter Fitzgerald (no relation to the U.S. Attorney), didn't listen to Rove or other Republican higher-ups who wanted a more partisan U.S. Attorney in the key Chicago position.
As a result of the former Senator's unusual insistence on bringing in an aggressive "outside" U.S. Attorney, Ryan was convicted of multiple felonies -- and Patrick Fitzgerald was appointed special prosecutor for PlameGate (while also remaining U.S. Attorney in Chicago).
And, as they say, the rest is history.
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(CBS) CHICAGO He's now the U.S. State's Attorney for southern Illinois.
But Edward McNally was in Chicago today because five years ago he represented then-Gov. George Ryan, CBS 2's Mike Flannery reports.
This guy, McNally works for the DOJ? If so, who does he work for-- U.S. citizens or "others"?
Two thumbs up for Fitz now your work is done by McNally. Don't worry I had my daughter explain all this to me so don't think I understood all this myself. As I get older things don't come as fast as they use to. But I stay in the race. I must have some of that Governor Ryan illness at lease I don't have that Libby memory lost problem. smile
McNally just hand over the prize (Ryan) to Fitz.. Priceless.. That is a dream come true for Fitz's case against Ryan,. Unfortnately. for McNally, he is certainly not working for the people. It is ashame that people like McNally wold seel themselves to the devil for position....And it sounds like Ryan has the Gilligan's disease. He can't remember.. LOL! Amazing.. Crooks like him that eat good and smell good see to have a very good memory. When they caught, they suffer from dementia!!
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