- crossposted at MAL Contends
By Michael LeonVia RobertInWisconsin at Daily Kos: Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have written Attorney General Gonzales demanding all documents related to Georgia Thompson case.
The text of letter is follows. Everyone smells blood on this now.
Dear Attorney General Gonzales:
As you know, the Senate Judiciary Committee is investigating the circumstances surrounding the replacement of a number of United States Attorneys last year. One of the central issues in our investigation is whether the Department of Justice or the White House has improperly encouraged United States Attorneys to pursue, or to refrain from pursuing, politically sensitive cases.
We are concerned whether or not politics may have played a role in a case brought by Stephen Biskupic, the United States Attorney based in Milwaukee, against Georgia Thompson, formerly an official in the administration of Wisconsin’s Democratic governor. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals was reportedly so troubled by the insufficiency of the evidence against Ms. Thompson that it made the unusual decision to issue an order reversing Ms. Thompson’s conviction and releasing her from custody immediately after oral arguments in her appeal.
Given the relevance of these matters to the ongoing investigation by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, we ask that you provide the following documents to the Committee:
- All documents in the control, custody or possession of the Department of Justice regarding the case against Ms. Thompson or the United States Attorney’s handling of that case;
- All communications between the Department of Justice and the White House regarding the case against Ms. Thompson or the United States Attorney’s handling of that case;
- All communications between the Department of Justice and any other outside party, including political party officials, regarding the case against Ms. Thompson or the United States Attorney’s handling of that case;
- All documents in the control, custody or possession of the Department of Justice regarding possible voter fraud or other election related cases in Wisconsin following the 2004 elections or the United States Attorney’s handling of those matters;
- All communications between the Department of Justice and the White House regarding possible voter fraud or other election related cases in Wisconsin following the 2004 elections or the United States Attorney’s handling of those matters;
- All communications between the Department of Justice and any other outside party, including political party officials, regarding possible voter fraud or other election related cases in Wisconsin following the 2004 elections or the United States Attorney’s handling of those matters; and
- All documents relevant to whether the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin was considered for dismissal and replacement at any time since President Bush’s reelection, including any evaluations of his performance by D. Kyle Sampson or other Department of Justice officials.
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