BUSH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKS RENO DEPOSITION

Judicial Watch Press Release ^ | 11/8/01

[Rebeckie]

11/8/2001

202-646-5172

BUSH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKS RENO DEPOSITION

Latest Obstruction Prevents Scheduled Testimony In Defamation Case Against Accused Spy Wen Ho Lee

Last Minute Gamesmanship No Better than Clinton Justice Department

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today criticized the Ashcroft Justice Department for obstructing a long scheduled deposition of former Attorney General Reno in whistleblower Notra Trulock defamation case against accused Chinese spy and admitted felon Wen Ho Lee. Trulock, the former chief of the Energy Department intelligence operations, is suing Lee and others for falsely accusing Trulock of racial bias while conducting an inquiry into the loss of America nuclear secrets from Energy Department labs. Former Attorney General Reno, who was subpoenaed last month, was expected to testify that Wen Ho Lee charges of racial bias had no basis in fact and that there was a legitimate basis to investigate Lee. The deposition of Ms. Reno was scheduled to take place tomorrow in Miami. Judicial Watch is representing Mr. Trulock in this matter.

Late yesterday afternoon, the Ashcroft Justice Department, through a fax from Assistant Attorney General Robert D. McCallum, Jr., unilaterally decided that Reno (and other witnesses such as former FBI Director Louis Freeh) would not appear as scheduled. Judicial Watch was told by a Justice Department lawyer that this decision was only made yesterday. (The Ashcroft Justice Department had known that Reno would be testifying in this case since June of this year.)

The Justice Department lawyers know they have no legal basis to prevent Ms. Reno from testifying at the last minute. Yet they think they are above the law and are contemptuous of the Court processes. The Ashcroft Justice Department has continually obstructed this case. Indeed, a federal court has already sanctioned them for similar conduct in this case. "Truth be told, in matters that Judicial Watch has been litigating, the ethics and practices of the Ashcroft Justice Department are no better than those of Reno Justice Department", stated Judicial Watch Chairman Larry Klayman.

"No one is above the law. And Judicial Watch will seek appropriate sanctions and plans to ask for an independent investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility into the way the Wen Ho Lee case has been handled. These repeated obstructionist tactics by this Justice Department are most likely to cover up their ongoing negligence concerning the loss of virtually all of our nation nuclear secrets to China and other nations adverse to the United States", added Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

[timestax]

Bush is just fortunate that so far the Demoncraps have no viable candidate to run against him in 2004. It prolly will still be a very close election, due to the Demonrats cheating, and the *&@*!@##* union workers always voting straight Dims. ticket.

[Howlin]

"These repeated obstructionist tactics by this Justice Department are most likely to cover up their ongoing negligence concerning the loss of virtually all of our nation nuclear secrets to China and other nations adverse to the United States"

No matter how you dress it up, he STILL raised over 30 million dollars and only spent two million on legal expenses. If you can't figure out what's happening to the rest of the money, you shouldn't be on here telling us all about this LEGAL CASE.

But Larry's counting on you. Keep on sending those fives and tens.

[mountaineer]

It's like dealing with cult members!

[Howlin]

Do you really think we're all too dumb to know that ANYBODY can refile anything? This means nothing. All it means is that one of Larry's people took a bunch of papers down there to the Clerk of Court and gave them back to her -- after he corrected the errors he made last time, I'm sure.

This doesn't mean it will even leave her office!

[Dog]

Excuse me???

IMHO Klayman is a joke...

Next time please dont ping me to a old Klayman thread and attack me...

[ChaseR]

Howlin continues to show that patriotic ladys face of hers:
"You really are pathetic. I've never seen ONE court case Larry Klayman won"

"Judicial Watch has brought a class action derivative suit on behalf of the policyholders of State Farm Insurance Company against
State Farm and its top executives for improperly paying Bill Clinton's legal fees and expenses. Clinton pressured State Farm Insurance to pay
his legal expenses in Paula Jones' lawsuit despite the fact that insurance policies do not generally cover intentional conduct of defendants,
such as Ms. Jones' alleged sexual harassment and libel related claims." 82 posted on 11/24/01 7:30 PM Pacific by JCG

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Poor Howlin & her short-memory problem...(Howlin, looks like Klayman won this one, eh)

[Howlin]

Where does it say he won that one?

[ChaseR]

"to a old Klayman thread"

Comprehension problem eh Dog...the Loral Case has just been refiled. (good ole Dog, our oh-so patriotic FR poster who really believes in the Rule of Law...way to shine there Dog boy)

[ChaseR]

Oh come now, where have you been???

[ChaseR]

Now you tell all of Mr patriotic Dog, what you see wrong here:

"No one is above the law. And Judicial Watch will seek appropriate sanctions and plans to ask for
an independent investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibility into the way the Wen Ho Lee case has been handled."

[Demidog]

Move along nothing to see here. Bush really is serious about exposing government corruption.

[freekitty]

Being in legal myself, Howlin is right. Depos do get cancelled all of the time and the lawyers are famous for another thing and that is bringing motions before the court say on December 23rd just so we can cancel our holiday plans. Usually, it doesn't happen, though; but the opposing side doesn't know that until the 11th hour.

Anyway,what we should be more concerned with is the propoganda that the so called left is spewing. I was thinking, for example, about all of the money, time, books, tv, movies, press, etc. that have been spent on the horrors of abuse of women such as rape. (They have atleast one movie a week dealing with this subject). But it's alright to have an alleged rapist as President of the United States. Kind of makes you sick, doesn't it?

[freekitty]

Thank you, Howlin....

[deport]

Maybe ol' larr will get some more action this time... A search of the web site doesn't bring up any announcements of a refiling and the last press release is in 9/2000 talking about the ruling and they will appeal and refile in state courts.... If there had been a refiling I'd think ol' larr would have it plasted on his web site. Maybe he did and it will keep the Clintons busy a while longer.

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292	WE TOLD YOU SO!
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155	CHINAGATE BONANZA ON FOX NEWS TONIGHT!
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388	RENO COVERS-UP AGAIN
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103	GORE HIRES INFLUENCE PEDDLER
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PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT TERRENCE R. MCAULIFFE'S MOTION TO DISMISS	Judicial Watch's motion stating that the plaintiffs do not allege that McAuliffe participated in the operation or management of Loral. They do allege that McAuliffe conspired with others, including Loral Chairman and CEO Bernard L. Schwartz.
COMPLAINT	This is a shareholder derivative action brought pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for recovery by and on behalf of Loral Space and Communications, Ltd...
PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT MARVIN ROSEN'S MOTION TO DISMISS	"The Plaintiffs' conspiracy claim is that Defendants, including Rosen, agreed to participate in this unlawful bribery scheme, and that Schwartz committed repeated, overt tortious acts in furtherance of the scheme by making payments in excess of $1,460,000, to the DNC and other organizations affiliated with the Democrats and the Democratic Party in exchange for taxpayer-financed government services and other favorable treatment for Loral."
Sandy Berger sued over Chinagate	Berger added to list of defendants in Loral/Chinagate suit. Read amended complaint here.

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[ChaseR]

Come visit this thread and give us your patriotic comments:

EXCELLENT NEWS-LARRY KLAYMAN JUST SAID THAT THE LORAL SHAREHOLDERS CASE - *** HAS BEEN REFILED ***

[freekitty]

Howlin, my last post is in reference to your post "59". You are correct.

[ChaseR]

Yeah, you can come to Mr patriotic deport...

[ChaseR]

Ot o...typo, looks like deport gets another invitation:
"Yeah, you can come too Mr patriotic deport..."

[ChaseR]

"Do NOT lecture me; especially about things you know nothing about."

Now that's a good one. And it came from someone -who is absolutely dense/dumb/blind to justice.. herself! Please!!

[ChaseR]

Howlin, yeah, that's our patriotic lady...yeah, so patriotic..! (poor miserable soul/doesn't know what the Rule of Law is if it slammed her in the face!