But that was then; now, appetite for further public discussion of the matter appears to have waned.
"I'm not going to get into that," said Scott Gerber, spokesman for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), when I asked him what kind of follow-up there has been on the matter since the hearing. I asked Gerber if he could explain his reticence; he declined.
Leahy's office declined comment, instead referring all questions on the matter to Feinstein.
Both offices pointed to legislation co-sponsored by Feinstein, Leahy and Rep. Mark Pryor (D-AR) that would fix the loophole which allows the administration to replace ousted U.S. attorneys with appointed successors for indefinite terms. The bill is scheduled for discussion at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing tomorrow.
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