Prosecutor Says Bush Appointees Interfered With Tobacco Case

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Obstruction of justice? You betcha. Administration officials ordered a prosecutor to tell 2 witnesses to change their testimony. The upcoming investigations should not be limited to the firings and perjury which was committed, but should be expanded to include the obstruction of justice, which was done purposely to weaken the government's case against the tobacco companies.

McCallum, the man behind the orders, and who is now the Ambassador to Australia, claims that there was no politicization of the case, and cites the fact that he was cleared by the Office of Professional Responsibility, which consists of Bush appointees (go figure).

Something is rotten in Denmark, and it ain't the fish.

Article is here.

 

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Obstruction of justice? You betcha. Administration officials ordered a prosecutor to tell 2 witnesses to change their testimony. The upcoming investigations should not be limited to the firings and perjury which was committed, but should be expanded to include the obstruction of justice, which was done purposely to weaken the government's case against the tobacco companies.

McCallum, the man behind the orders, and who is now the Ambassador to Australia, claims that there was no politicization of the case, and cites the fact that he was cleared by the Office of Professional Responsibility, which consists of Bush appointees (go figure).

Something is rotten in Denmark, and it ain't the fish.

Article is here.

I read this article yesterday on the front page and was disgusted. In today's paper, it indicates that Waxman is planning on investigating this case. The prosecutor was given a closing argument and told to read it. She indicated she was unable to look at the judge when she read it (but why she went along with it is beyond me). I would have stood up to them--but that's me.

From today's paper:

washingtonpost.com

Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a letter to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales that he would look into a report in yesterday's Washington Post that top Bush appointees interfered with and weakened the government's racketeering case against tobacco companies in 2005.