"A gross politicalization" is Congressman Keith Ellison's assessment of the Department of Justice hiring scandal. He spoke with The UpTake's Ken Avidor about Monica Goodling, a former US Attorney and Bush political appointee, who is accused of finagling the firings of several left-leaning attorneys in order to, as Ellison says,"make sure she infuses the federal bureaucracy with a right-wing stamp."
Ellison also addresses the controversial Don Siegelman case, in which the former Democratic governor of Alabama was yanked out of office to fight corruption charges. A corrupt politician isn't news these days. What is news? The fact that Karl Rove has been accused of cooking up fictional scenarios to politically decapitate Siegelman, and has subsequently ignored subpeonas demanding he answer the charge. Will Rove go to federal prison?
On thing that Ellison says on the video that each time Rove's doesn't show up for subpoena that there is a penalty added to him. He doesn't know what the penalty is but he said that the penalty may be a fine or loss of Rove's freedom. I would aim for Rove's loss of freedom.
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He should already be in jail. Shame on Patrick Fitzgerald for not nailing him.
Until we hear the hold story it's unfair to judge Pat for his actions. Prosecutors have to be smart enough to know when to play and when to fold for another day. A lawyer can loss a future charge by making mistakes. The public only has public information and not everything about this investigation. Pat and his team were not only frighting for answers from the White House but also fighting the Corrupt Attorney General and other in the Chicago DOJ. Pat was smart enough to leave the door open for future charges on both Karl and Cheney. If Pat had listen to the public's advice Karl Rove and Dick Cheney would not be albe to be charged with their crimes. People look to much at TV law shows and don't realize it's not the real thing it's only entertainment.
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