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Monday, April 30, 2007

Pat Leahy Reacts to News of Smoking Gun Document (4:39 pm)

“The mass firing of U.S. attorneys appeared to be part of a systematic scheme to inject political influence into the hiring and firing decisions of key justice employees. This secret order would seem to be evidence of an effort to hardwire control over law enforcement by White House political operatives.”

Think Progress has Senator Leahy’s full statement.

posted by Brian Zick

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