US Attorneys: Bush Holds the Smoking Gun
From yesterday’s batch of DOJ-released documents, part 7-8, page 17, comes the smoking gun which proves that the US Attorney firing of Bud Cummins in Arkansas and replacement was politically mandated. Cronyism only? You make the call.
The documents leading up to this are a series of emails between Monica Goodling and Tim Griffin, discussing the procedures for his appointment to Cummins’ post ahead of any notice given to Cummins that he was being forced out.
From: Goodling, Monica
Sent: Friday, August 18,2006 12:09 PM
To: Sampson. Kyle
Subject: Re: Conf Call, re: Tim Griffin
Fyi – to catch you up on the latest here (unless something else has happened this week), scott and I spoke last thurs or fri and this is what’s going on… We have a senator prob, so while wh is intent on nominating, scott thinks we may have a confirmation issue. Also, WH has a personnel issue as tim returns to the states this week and is still on WH payroll. The possible solution I suggested to scott was that we (DOJ) pick him up as a political, examine the BI completed in May pursuant to his WH post, and then install him as an interim. That resolves both the WH personnel issue and gets him into the office he and the W want him in. I asked Elston to feel out the DAG on bringing Tim into one of the vacant ADAG spots there, just for a short time until we install him in Arkansas. The DAG wanted to look at his resume, and I sent it him before I left. Was going to run this plan by you once I knew the DAG was onboard. If not, I suppose we can look at CRIM, but knowing Tim, my guess is he’d prefer something else given that he was in CRIM in 2001. (Tim knows nothing about my idea for a solution at this point – wanted your signoff, and a home for him, before I called him.)
(note: I added bold emphasis)
First reply (Please note the email addresses)
From: Sampson, Kyle
To: ‘SJennings@gwb43.com’ rSJennings@gwb43.com,; Goodling, Monica
Sent: Fri Aug 18 11:52:05 2006
Subject: RE: Conf Call, re: Tim Griffin
Tell us when, Scott, and we’ll be on it.
NOTE: In case you’re curious about who Scott Jennings is, here’s his title: Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Political Director
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