Posted on 04/22/2009 4:44:47 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Former U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton has been hired to work in a consulting and law firm formed by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Sutton, who resigned Sunday as chief of the San Antonio-based Western District of Texas, is one of four outgoing U.S. attorneys hired by Ashcroft. All served under the administration of former President George W. Bush.
“Johnny is joining the Ashcroft law firm, as is John Ratcliffe, former U.S. attorney from Dallas,” said Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Ashcroft’s company. “They will be operating in Texas as Ashcroft Sutton Ratcliffe LLC.”
Corallo said Sutton will remain in Austin, where he lives, and Ratcliffe will operate from Dallas.
What does it take to join the Texas bar?
Judging by those who have done so --
Not much!
Remember that name.
You'll hear it again, where something especially stupid, immoral, illegal, or just plain idiotic is being done within our "legal system."
Disappointing! These political hacks really do stick together, don’t they?
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Very. The man should be disbarred.
These political hacks really do stick together, don’t they?
It sure seems that way. Unfortunately for them, I don't think the name "Sutton" brings much credibility to their firm.
I'm just glad that the controversy surrounding him probably kept President Bush from appointing him to the federal bench.
Sutton is a made man. I like John Ashcroft but...... He is wrong to hire no class Johnny. This reflects poorly on John Ashcroft
Everything about Sutton smells, so, I agree. It reflects poorly on Ashcroft.
That's where the money is.
This reflects VERY poorly on Ashcroft. I thought he had a bit more savvy and sense than this. It will lose him money and respect among many Conservatives. Sutton is corrupt — bought and paid for. That, or he is compromised and easily manipulated by more nefarious than himself. Either way — it AIN’T good.
There were some here who were certain that Sutton was disgraced and wouldn’t be able to get a job. I guess they were wrong.
Ashcroft does have quite a lot of credence, and it is funny how many smart people at FR, having never met Sutton, and having no direct knowledge of cases they speak about, only what we read in the papers, think they have better judgment than a known solid conservative like Ashcroft who has no doubt met personally with Sutton and therefore knows him personally, not just by inference.
” This reflects poorly on John Ashcroft”
Second that.
“There were some here who were certain that Sutton was disgraced and wouldn’t be able to get a job. I guess they were wrong.”
And there were others who defended the scumbag.
Nope. Disbarred for not doing his duty in the name of justice. Disbarred for lying to Congress. Disbarred for being a sleazebag.
I guess that cloud of impending perjury/misconduct charges is still just over the horizon.
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