TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | yesterday
This morning, as we noted, the Washington Post reported that the prosecutor Nora Dannehy has met with defense lawyers and issued subpoenas, through a grand jury, in her investigation into criminal wrongdoing in connection with the US Attorney firings. And...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | yesterday
A report in the Washington Post suggests that Nora Dannehy, the prosecutor assigned by Attorney General Michael Mukasey to look into the U.S. attorney firings, is taking an aggressive approach to the job. The Post says Dannehy "has been meeting...
On Deadline (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Washington Post says a federal prosecutor has been actively investigating the Justice Department's removal of nine U.S. attorneys. Nora Dannehy, a prosecutor who's based in Connecticut, "has been meeting with defense lawyers, dispatching subpoenas and seeking information about the events" that took place about two years ago, according to the paper. In late September, Attorney General...
Political Animal (Free subscription) | yesterday
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS ON THE U.S. ATTORNEY SCANDAL.... Back in September, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed Nora Dannehy, a career federal prosecutor, to pursue possible criminal charges against Republicans involved in the U.S. Attorney purge scandal. The move followed...
Emptywheel (Free subscription) | yesterday
We interrupt the focus on the auto industry to look briefly at the subpoenas Nora Dannehy--the special prosecutor investigating the US Attorney firings-- has sent out . A prosecutor who is investigating the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys has been meeting with defense lawyers, dispatching subpoenas and seeking information about the events, according to legal sources familiar with the...
