Thinkprogress:
In a speech today before the American Bar Association (ABA), Mukasey was more explicit in his rejection of any sort of review or prosecution, saying that the “negative publicity” they faced was enough:
That does not mean, as some people have suggested, that those officials who were found by the joint reports to have committed misconduct have suffered no consequences. Far from it. The officials most directly implicated in the misconduct left the Department to the accompaniment of substantial negative publicity. … To put it in concrete terms, I doubt that anyone in this room would want to trade places with any of those people.
Mukasey also reiterated that these former employees were not found to be in violation of any criminal laws. They did, however, violate civil service laws. A joint report by the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility found that in particular, Michael Elston, formerly the chief of staff to the Deputy Attorney General, “violated federal law and Department policy” by selecting candidates based on their political affiliations.
2 comments:
Every person in jail will love Mukasey's way of punishment. Yes commit crimes and back the law but no charges will be filed just your name in the paper back page small print.
I am completely appalled. You'd think as head of the Justice Department, Justice for the US Attorneys who were fired would mean their reinstatement. This is a HUGE blot on the credibility and integrity on the Justice Department, which should now be called the Department of Injustice.
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