Posted on 09/30/2008 9:56:41 AM PDT by Def Conservative
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Justice Department investigation finds former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of the Western District of Missouri was forced out because of opposition from Missouri Sen. Kit Bond's office. The report by the department's internal watchdog says Bond's legal counsel, Jack Bartling, asked the White House at least twice in 2005 to remove Graves. Bartling told investigators that he wanted to remove Graves because of conflicts between the staffs of Bond and Graves' brother, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a Republican who represents northwest Missouri. Bartling said Rep. Graves' operation "did not run business" the way that Bond's office wanted.
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Why would they do this to another Republican?
Breaking news?
Again: These prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the President. He is entitled to fire them for a good reason, for a bad reason, or no reason at all.
The “scandal” seems to be some Republicans were unhappy that the prosecutors were not doing their jobs prosecuting crooked Dems.
Big deal.
What would be a scandal is if Republicans were trying to have prosecutors fired for going after other Republicans. That hasn’t even so much as been alleged by anyone.
Maybe because he was a RINO, maybe because he's no GD good.
Who cares: it's the President's prerogrative.
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