Wall Street Journal (subs. req’d) reports Bradley Schlozman, one of the DoJ’s GOP “voter fraud” operatives, who was inserted as US Attorney in Missouri just in time to bring “voter registration fraud” indictments just days before a major election, may be heading for more trouble…
The grand-jury referral, the first time the probe has moved beyond the investigative phase, relates to allegations of political meddling in the Justice Department’s civil-rights division, these people say. Specifically, it focuses on possible perjury by Bradley Schlozman, who served a year as interim U.S. attorney in Kansas City, Mo.
The article goes on to say it’s unclear which of Schlozzie’s comments — characterized by one BRAD BLOG DoJ source, at the time, as “on the razor’s edge of perjury” — that prosecutors are specifically focusing on.
Perhaps it could be the moment seen in the video at right? (But, even if not, the clip featuring an outraged Rep. Patrick Leahy, is always worth watching again!)
After his testimony, Schlozman, who had passed the buck, claiming he was “acting at the direction of the [DoJ’s] Public Integrity section,” suggesting that they had given him the go-ahead to violate DoJ rules disallowing election-related indictments just prior to elections, was forced to offer a retraction to that part of his testimony.
Today’s WSJ article also notes: “Separate investigations into the department’s handling of the prosecutor firings and related issues, which are being conducted by the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility and the Inspector General, are expected to be completed within the next few weeks.”
Looks like it could be a long hot summer for Schlozzie. Or the DoJ could bury it entirely. At this point in the Bush Adminstration, it’s anyone’s guess how, or if, the DoJ works at all.
TPM Muck offers more background.
The strategy here is clear. It is VERY IMPORTANT that the DoJ begins AND ENDS as many investigations as possible NOW, rather than when it might be run by people who actually want JUSTICE to occur.
This way, the criminals will be safe from double-jeopardy and can argue that they have “already been fully investigated and cleared.”
I will personally stand on a street corner in Portland, Oregon and eat brussel sprouts (uggg) if a single Rethuglican in this criminal administration should ever suffer ANY accountability or consequences for their treason and criminality.
I’m sure Mr. Schlozman is already on the lengthy Bush “Pardon Me” list as long as he keeps his mouth shut. This is another reason Bush should have been impeached. The gang of felons that will laugh at justice in January will be huge.
Totally agree with Charlie & John.
Leahy like all the so called democrats are feigning outrage for the dog & pony show.
This is nothing but bad political theater.
Just like everything else this treasonous congress has pretended to “investigate”, all that will happen is a couple good questions to get it in the record with no follow ups then they will profusely apologise for having him come in to LIE.
That will be the end of this fake investigation and on to the next one.
I am wondering just when the vast majority of Democratic voters are finally going to get wise to this BS and start voting Green Party by the 10s of Millions?
“I am wondering just when the vast majority of Democratic and Republican voters are finally going to get wise to this BS and start voting Green Party by the 10s of Millions?” Why go with a small party? The third largest political party in this Country is the CONSTITUTION party. If only our politicians respected and followed the Constitution we would not be in the current status we are today. Read the Constitution, know it then you too will have a better understanding of why our economy is crashing.
We are behaving as a corporate dictated country (fascism corporatism) instead of a republic run by WE THE PEOPLE!
“Why go with a small party? The third largest political party in this Country is the CONSTITUTION party.”
Not sure what you are smoking but I don’t want any because it has made you delusional.
The largest 3rd party is barely the “Libertarian” party closely followed by the Green Party.
Even though in no election has a Libertarian party candidate ever received 1 Million votes, yet a Green Party candidate has received 300% More votes as a presidential candidate.
The Constitution Party is somewhere in a distant 5th or 6th at best which is a good thing because these people are stark raving insane.
The Constitution party is 100% extreme Reich wing full blown Theocracy party that makes even the current batch of Rethuglicans look good in comparison.
These lunatics are Anti EVERYTHING that is rational and Pro everything that is theocratic & insane.
The Green Party on the other hand is totally in line with at least 70% of American voters and is FOR We the People on every issue.