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U.S. Attorneys
As
the
c hairman
of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and as a former
prosecutor, Sen ator Leahy is
investigating inconsistencies in the explanations that
Justice Department and White House officials have
offered about the firing of several U.S. attorneys, as
well as allegations that the firings involved political
considerations about their official duties. He is also
concerned that the Bush Administration intended to use a
new provision of the PATRIOT Act to fill such vacancies
– a provision that was supposed to be used during
emergencies, such as terrorist attacks -- which would
bypass the check and balance of Senate confirmation.
Senator Leahy in March steered through the Senate a
bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein
of California, and cosponsored by Senator Leahy, which
would repeal that PATRIOT Act provision.
U .S.
a ttorneys are the chief federal law enforcement officers in
their districts, and they have an enormous responsibility
for implementing anti-terrorism efforts and taking the
lead to fight
crime and
public
corruption .
Senator Leahy is concerned that politicizing the ranks
of U.S. attorneys has a chilling effect on law
enforcement up and down the entire law enforcement and
judicial system, from the courtroom to the police
officer on the beat.
He wants to
get to
the truth behind these events to prevent these kinds of
abuses from happening again.
Statements, Letters, And Releases About
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick
Leahy, center, with Democratic members of the
panel, discuss the firing of eight U.S.
Attorneys with reporters at a March 2007 press
conference.
Judiciary Chairman Leahy Issues
Subpoenas To White House
Officials Rove And Jennings In
U.S. Attorney Probe
July 26, 2007
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, Hearing On Oversight
Of The Department Of Justice
July 24, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate
Judiciary Committee, On The
Washington Post 's Report
That White House Will Bar
Justice Department From Pursuing
Any Contempt Charges Arising
From Executive Privilege Claims
July 20, 2007
Statement
Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On
"Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is The Department Of Justice
Politicizing The Hiring And Firing Of U.S. Attorneys? - Part VI" July
11, 2007
Remarks Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On
The U.S. Attorney Investigation July 9, 2007
Comment Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The White
House Letter Regarding Executive Privilege Claim July 9, 2007
Comment Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Testimony
Of Ms. Sara Taylor, Former Director Of White House Office Of Political Affairs
July 7, 2007
Judiciary
Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Seek Basis For President's Executive Privilege Claim As
They Take Next Steps To Enforce Congressional Subpoenas June 29, 2007
Comment Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman Senate Judiciary Committee, On White House
Claim Of Executive Privilege June 28, 2007
Comment Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy On The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform
Report On RNC E-Mails June 18, 2007
IG/OPR
Confirm Internal DOJ Probe Includes Goodling Meeting With Attorney General
June 14, 2007
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, On The Issuing Of Subpoenas In The Investigation Of The
Firing Of U.S. Attorneys June 13, 2007
Judiciary Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Issue Subpoenas For White House
Officials, Documents June 13, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On New Documents From Department Of
Justice Showing Deep White House Involvement In Firing And Replacement
Of U.S. Attorneys June 12, 2007
Department Of Justice Official Schlozman Reverses Testimony Before
Judiciary Panel, Corrects Role In Voter Fraud Case June 12,
2007
Comey Responds To Questions Submitted To The Record In Senate Judiciary
Committee Investigation Into The Hiring And Firing Practices At The
Department Of Justice June 6, 2007
Leahy, Specter Inquire About Former DOJ Official's Account Of
'Uncomfortable' Conversation With Attorney General June 6,
2007
Justice
Sends Leahy, Committee Supplemental Documentation Revealing Secret Order
For Hiring And Firing Procedures Within Department June 5,
2007
Panel Hears From Department Of Justice Official Schlozman, Fired U.S.
Attorney Graves June 5, 2007
Leahy
Reaction To Department Of Justice's IG/OPR Expanding Internal Probe Of
U.S. Attorneys To Include Politicization Of Hiring Practices Within
Department May 30, 2007
Leahy, Specter Ask Rove Lawyers To Voluntarily Provide "Lost" E-Mails
Related To Panel's Probe May 25, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, On Testimony Of Former DOJ White House Liaison Monica
Goodling Before The House Judiciary Committee May 23, 2007
Department Of Justice Response To Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoena On
U.S. Attorney Probe May 16, 2007
Leahy Presses White House To Cooperate With Panel's Probe Into U.S.
Attorney Firings May 16, 2007
Leahy, Specter Issue Bipartisan Demand For Justice Department Documents
May 16, 2007
Statement
Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Hearing On Politicization Of
The Hiring, Firing, And Decision-Making Of U.S.
Attorneys, Part IV May 15, 2007
Comment Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate
Judiciary Committee, On The Resignation Of Deputy
Attorney General Paul McNulty May 14, 2007
Leahy,
Specter Seek Cooperation From DOJ Official, Former
Interim US Attorney In Judiciary Panel's DOJ/US
Attorney Probe May 7, 2007
Department Of Justice Response to Leahy-Whitehouse
Letter Requesting Results Of U.S. Attorney
Investigation Be Made Public May 3, 2007
Leahy,
Whitehouse Seek Data On Potential Partisan Bias In
Public Corruption Cases May 3, 2007
Bipartisan
Bloc Of Judiciary Senators Seeks Secret DOJ Memo
Delegating Broad Hiring And Firing Authority To
Aides May 2, 2007
Chairman
Leahy Issues Subpoena For 'Lost' Karl Rove E-Mails
May 2, 2007
Department Of Justice Response To Leahy-Specter
Request For Supplemental Testimony From Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales May 1, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman,
Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports Of A
Confidential Memo Granting Sweeping Hiring/Firing
Authority To DOJ Political Officials April
30, 2007
Leahy,
Whitehouse Seek Transparency In U.S. Attorneys Probe
April 30, 2007
Leahy,
Specter Ask Attorney General To Clarify Testimony On
U.S. Attorney Dismissals April 25, 2007
Statement
Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, Hearing On "Department Of Justice
Oversight," Witness: Attorney General Gonzales
April 19, 2007
Leahy,
Specter See Swift Investigation Of 'Lost' White
House E-Mails April 12, 2007
White House Response To Leahy-Conyers Letter Pushing
For Cooperation In U.S. Attorney Firings Probe April 12, 2007
Statement
Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 100
Days: Senate Accomplishments So Far In The 110th Congress,
Senate Floor April 12, 2007
Leahy, Specter Seek Cooperation From White House
Official In Judiciary Panel's Department Of Justice
Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings April 11,
2007
Senate
Judiciary Committee Authorizes Chairman Leahy To
Issue Subpoenas As Part Of Panel's Ongoing
Investigation Into Mass Firings Of Prosecutors
April 12, 2007
Leahy,
Schumer, Kohl, Feingold, Feinstein And Whitehouse
Demand Documents On Wisconsin Prosecution Of
Democratic Aide April 10, 2007
Judiciary
Committee Members Seek Undisclosed Documents From
Department Of Justice April 9, 2007
Leahy
Presses White House To Turn Over Documents,
Information Being Withheld April 6, 2007
Justice Department Responds To Leahy-Whitehouse
Inquiry To Justice Department Protocol To Avoid
Internal Conflicts In U.S. Attorney Investigation
April 6, 2007
Leahy Asks
Attorney General To Provide Details Of His Role In
U.S. Attorney Dismissal Plan At Upcoming Oversight
Hearing April 5, 2007
Judiciary Senators Seek Safeguards In DOJ
Investigation April 3, 2007
Panel Hears
From Former DOJ Official Involved In U.S. Attorneys'
Dismissals March 29, 2007
Department Of Justice Response To Leahy Inquiry
About Status Of Department Of Justice Officials
Asked to Cooperate With Judiciary Panel's Probe Into
U.S. Attorneys Dismissals March 28, 2007
Committee
Chairmen Leahy, Conyers Push For White House
Cooperation March 28, 2007
Leahy
Seeks Status Of DOJ Officials Asked To Cooperate
With Judiciary Panel's Probe Into U.S. Attorney
Dismissals March 27, 2007
Comments Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Department Of Justice
Staffer Monica Goodling Declining To Provide Testimony To Committee
On Dismissals Of U.S. Attorneys March 26, 2007
Comments Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On
Release Of New Information About Attorney General Gonzales'
Involvement In the Firing Of U.S. Attorneys March 24, 2007
Comment of Senator Patrick Leahy,
D-VT., Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Former Department of
Justice Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson Accepting Invitation to
Voluntarily Testify Before Committee March 23, 2007
Democratic Members Of Senate Judiciary Committee Reject White House
Offer That Places Limitations And Conditions On Committee's
Investigation March 22, 2007
Senate
Judiciary Panel Probes FBI's Misuse Of PATRIOT Act Powers
March 21, 2007
Comments Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy After A Private
Meeting With White House Counsel Fred Fielding March 20,
2007
Closing Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, on S. 214, Preserving United States Attorney Independence
Act Of 2007 March 20, 2007
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, On S. 214, Preserving United States Attorney Independence
Act Of 2007 March 19, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, On Bush Administration's Delay In Responding To
Congressional Requests As Part Of Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings
March 16, 2007
Senate
Judiciary Committee Authorizes Chairman Leahy To Issue Subpoenas As
Part Of Panel's Ongoing Investigation Into Mass Firings Of
Prosecutors March 15, 2007
Leahy, Specter Ask Current And Former
White House Officials To Cooperate With Committee Investigation Into
Mass Firings Of US Attorneys March 13, 2007
Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Judiciary
Committee, On U.S. Attorney Firings March 13, 2007
Leahy Letter To Attorney General Requesting Department of Justice
Officials Be Made Available Voluntarily To Judiciary Committee As
Part of Its Investigation Into Dismissals of U.S. Attorneys
March 7, 2007
Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is The Department Of Justice Politicizing The Hiring
And Firing Of U.S. Attorneys March 6, 2007
Leahy Presses For
Vote On Bipartisan Bill To Restore Check And Balances; GOP
Objection Prevents Vote February 15, 2007
Statement Of Sen.
Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The
Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act Of 2007
February 8, 2007
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statements from Judiciary Committee hearings and floor
statements about U.S. Attorneys,
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U.S. Attorneys
