Tuesday, May 15, 2007
AGAG Survives...
...but the DAG walks the plank.
Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announces his resignation using the ever-popular "family considerations" trope (This one being the "I need to make more money to send the kids to college" version).
Whether McNulty stepping down has anything to do with DOJ staffer Monica Goodling negotiating an immunity agreement on the fired prosecutors issue is another question. Keep in mind that McNulty is the one who ended up getting Congress ticked because he testified that the prosecutors were dumped because of "performance-related" issues and the White House had no role in the firings -- claims proven demonstrably false later.
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Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announces his resignation using the ever-popular "family considerations" trope (This one being the "I need to make more money to send the kids to college" version).
Whether McNulty stepping down has anything to do with DOJ staffer Monica Goodling negotiating an immunity agreement on the fired prosecutors issue is another question. Keep in mind that McNulty is the one who ended up getting Congress ticked because he testified that the prosecutors were dumped because of "performance-related" issues and the White House had no role in the firings -- claims proven demonstrably false later.
Labels: Alberto Gonzales, Paul McNulty, U.S. Attorneys
