Justice Dept. accused of blocking Gonzales probe

Justice Dept. accused of blocking Gonzales probe


Office of Special Counsel chief says his investigation into alleged politicization of the attorney general's agency has been repeatedly 'impeded.'
By Richard B. Schmitt and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
January 29, 2008


WASHINGTON -- The government agency that enforces one of the principal laws aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service has accused the Justice Department of blocking its investigation into alleged politicizing of the department under former Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales.

Scott J. Bloch, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, wrote Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey last week that the department had repeatedly "impeded" his investigation by refusing to share documents and provide answers to written questions, according to a copy of Bloch's letter obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The Justice Department wants Bloch to wait until its own internal investigation is completed. A department official signaled recently that the investigation is examining the possibility of criminal charges.

But that, the regulator wrote, could take until the last months of the Bush administration, "when there is little hope of any corrective measures or discipline possible" being taken by his office.

Bloch's allegations show how the controversy, which mostly focused on the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006, continues to boil inside government.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-probe29jan29,1,1914657.story?ctrack=2&cset=true

actually, I'm not at all surprised. Why couldn't they have at least gotten a guarantee of a special prosecutor of Congress' choosing?

oh well.

:cry:

Asking the kid with his hand in the cookie jar if he has seen anyone
with their hand in the cookie jar.

In the one-word reponse of some of my friends from Brooklyn: whadjexpect?

who gave every indication that he would continue to obstruct justice during his confirmation hearings.

"The Justice Department wants Bloch to wait until its own internal investigation is completed."

Just because they have the former governor of Alabama in prison, rigged elections,
and used U.S. Attorneys as "button men" for political control over America no need
to bother w/ that messy "rule of law."

BTW thanx a lot Chuck S. & Diane F.

He can't remember anything. He's just walking around DC hitting the trunk latch on his car remote hoping... PRAYING he can finally find his car

it's crimes on top of crimes

anything. They simply don't have the votes, so I guess more brazen criminal acts will be committed by the Administration to cover its last series of brazen criminal acts.

Hope this is brought up

:kick:

It's time to declare the whole Bush misadministration as a continuing criminal enterprise and jail them under the RICO act...