NBC: Patrick Fitzgerald Stays!

MSNBC ^ | Feb. 10, 2009 | Pete Williams

[malkee]

From NBC's Pete Williams Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney in Chicago who brought criminal fraud charges against Rod Blagojevich, will be staying in his job in the Obama administration, even though he was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush.

U.S. attorneys are political appointees. The normal practice, when there's a change of political parties in the White House, is for the incoming administration to replace all 93 U.S. attorneys with appointees from the new president's party. For now, the Obama administration has asked the current Republican-appointed U.S. attorneys to remain in their posts while it considers how many to retain.

But Fitzgerald will not be asked to move on. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has recommended that Eric Holder, the new attorney general, keep Fitzgerald. That suggestion was "positively received," according to officials at the Justice Department and Sen. Durbin's office.

Fitzgerald has been the U.S. attorney in Chicago since 2001. His spokesman had no comment on Fitzgerald's future.

[malkee]

Yes, I guess it does. But we can always hope against hope.

[Truth29]

"Yes, I guess it does. But we can always hope against hope."

But he already cut off the investigation before it could lead to Obama and he controls what will be presented in court. The only hope I can see is if Blago, himself, somehow blows the top off of everything and publicly reveals a direct link to Obama.

[maggief]

Those three weeks of unreleased wiretaps have just been 86’ed.

[maggief]

“Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has recommended that Eric Holder, the new attorney general, keep Fitzgerald.”

The fix is in ... ping.

[NurdlyPeon]

Those three weeks of unreleased wiretaps have just been 86’ed.

Yup, sleepin' with the fishes.

[ComputerGuy]

The normal practice, when there's a change of political parties in the White House, is for the incoming administration to replace all 93 U.S. attorneys with appointees from the new president's party...

I thought Clinton was the only president to fire all sitting US Attorneys.

[Jay Howard Smith]

I thought Clinton was the only president to fire all sitting US Attorneys.

Thats the impression that I had also ...... It seems he raised an uproar when he did it ... !

[abb]

Ray Charles could have seen this one coming...

[ComputerGuy]

More honest ‘reporting’ from Pete Williams/MSNBC

[maggief]

Guess Durbin’s play, (Duckworth), with Blago was immaterial. Well, now anyway.

[maggief]

Funny, but true.

Blago needs to spill it. STAT!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2183015/posts

Blagojevich on FOX’s Hannity show Wednesday

[G.Mason]

" ... The normal practice, when there's a change of political parties in the White House, is for the incoming administration to replace all 93 U.S. attorneys with appointees from the new president's party..."

And Bush did not because?

Ah ... yes ... I forgot. He was a "compassionate conservative".

Suddenly I feel all touchy feely.

[Ann Archy]

Patrick Fitzgerald is a SCUM DEMOCRAT.

[This_far]

“Yes, I guess it does. But we can always hope against hope.”

Wasn’t this stated months ago that he would be kept on? (ya, Iknow, promises)

[When I read the headline and response, I thought that Rove was going to be indicted and that Jason Leopold or William Pitt was going to take over as WH spokesperson]

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

we can always hope against hope.

You prefer somebody suggested by William Ayres?

[SERKIT]

Rahm, Barry, and others have probably been interviewed by the FBI in the Rezko and Blagojevich scandals. If someone had a lapse in memory, or misspoke, who believes that ANYONE in Barry's gang will be “scooterized” with a process crime? Anyone? Anyone? The wildcard now is how much Blago will squeal to save his own hide. This may lead to the feces from the Illinois political cesspool sticking to Barry, Michelle-Omarosa, Rahm, Axelrod, et al.

[freekitty]

While it considers how best with the exception of idiot Fitzgerald to kick their butts out on the street without appearing to.