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True, but not as documented as for Lam

dtb — 3/14/2007 1:48:41 PM (archived)

True re Cummins, but so far in that case its mostly inference.

In Lam's case, it's 100% clear from their own documents that she was at the top of the list for DoJ/White House, and the remarks about "special problems" and such, timing of concerns being linked to developments in her GOP corruption cases as opposed any obvious or stated immigration concern, etc. that seem really damning.

There's another exchange where Sampson wonders if anyone has "woodshedded" her on immigration -- "anyone? anyone?" he asks. While that could reflect concerns over immigration, could also be a CYA -- is the immigration concern plausible. Given the letter to Feinstein saying Lam was doing fine on immigration, that seems fishy. Connected to thatexcahnge is another email where Sampson wonders about some logistical details of possibly sending extra prosecutors to the S.D. district to deal with immigration cases, the "premise" -- his word, not mine -- the "premise" being that AG AG ordered more attention to immigration cases in that district.

Conclusive, no, but from my own quick scan of the documents in Lam's case is NOT just a suspicious correlation -- the docs show plenty of grounds for digging deeper.

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US. Attny firings issue runs deeper than even I suspected - Yeti - 3/13/2007 4:30:04 PM
- AG AG just had a press conference - Tony - 3/13/2007 7:15:17 PM
  - They were pressured, fired, and the threatened - R.L. - 3/14/2007 12:36:15 PM
- Also: if the removals were: "perfectly appropriate and within our discretion" ... - Yeti - 3/13/2007 4:38:35 PM
- Okay, you lost me. - TB - 3/13/2007 4:34:51 PM
  - Any Clinton fired had to be replaced by someone confirmed by congress - R.L. - 3/14/2007 10:57:31 AM
  - Gonzales admits he made mistakes, but TB knows better, right? - R.L. - 3/14/2007 10:55:14 AM
  - Please read the following link.... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 4:23:07 AM
    - Carol Lam - dtb - 3/14/2007 10:25:41 AM
      - And Harry Cummins was investigating a Republican Govenor for corruption... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 11:54:01 AM
        
        True, but not as documented as for Lam - dtb - 3/14/2007 1:48:41 PM
        
        Link for quote: - R.L. - 3/14/2007 12:20:17 PM
    - re: Please read the following link.... - TB - 3/14/2007 4:59:47 AM
      - Page 35 certainly indicates that ROVE was in on it... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 5:16:05 AM
  - Heh, heh. Let's put the "cute" back into "prosecute". - Bowser - 3/13/2007 8:48:53 PM
  - Clinton fired em all, or maybe it was Reno asserting her authority - Tony - 3/13/2007 5:01:33 PM
    - How's Old Shakey Doing these days? - carl - 3/13/2007 5:03:38 PM
      - That is pretty low... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 12:42:13 AM
      - Don't know that Lee is that low. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/13/2007 8:49:56 PM
        
        No, Lee is lower than that... - R.L. - 3/16/2007 4:36:22 AM
      - Man, I hope you get parkinsons and live a long, long time. - Yeti - 3/13/2007 5:16:15 PM
  - re: Okay, you lost me. - dtb - 3/13/2007 5:01:29 PM
  - re: Okay, you lost me. - Yeti - 3/13/2007 4:46:02 PM
    - You're blithering. - TB - 3/13/2007 5:02:59 PM
      - You are the one with no clue... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 2:49:00 PM
        
        Look up Jay B. Stephens. (n/t) - TB - 3/14/2007 3:59:54 PM
        
        Are you SERIOUSLY going to try to defend this? - R.L. - 3/14/2007 7:24:51 PM
        
        I'm not defending it. I'm pointing out the usual rank hypocrisy. - TB - 3/14/2007 11:51:20 PM
        
        Yet you haven't condemned it- what does that say about YOUR rank and file hypocrisy? - ARRELL - 3/15/2007 12:50:12 AM
        
        Did you even READ the emails?!! - ARRELL - 3/15/2007 12:28:00 AM
        
        Where does the Patriot Act even come into this? - TB - 3/15/2007 1:33:13 AM
        
        Ok, so you DIDN'T read the emails.... - R.L. - 3/15/2007 1:51:10 AM
        
        Fine. You want to play? - TB - 3/15/2007 2:53:56 AM
        
        A suggestion, obviously ignored - Tony - 3/15/2007 2:02:32 PM
        
        You want to play bullshit? - R.L. - 3/15/2007 9:46:54 AM
        
        Which "right wing congressmen" would those be? - TB - 3/15/2007 5:55:56 PM
        
        P.S. Add another 20 days to the "no tinfoil comments" ban - Tony - 3/14/2007 5:09:07 PM
        
        Take it up with the New York Times. - TB - 3/14/2007 11:53:53 PM
        
        and look how well that turned out for rostenkowski..... - Tony - 3/14/2007 4:35:50 PM
        
        And this is relevant in what way? - R.L. - 3/14/2007 4:27:49 PM
      - Cute answer! Completely devoid of substance, but Cute! - Yeti - 3/13/2007 5:13:22 PM
        
        Background - TB - 3/13/2007 5:23:21 PM
        
        Lets run yet another list - Yeti - 3/13/2007 9:33:15 PM
        
        the rightist talking point is that everyone fires their US attorneys all the time - Tony - 3/13/2007 5:30:10 PM
        
        Yet in the E-mails, Sampson specifically said this was NOT the case... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 2:29:17 PM
        
        Exactly - Tony - 3/14/2007 3:25:11 PM
        
        re: Exactly - gbaikie - 3/14/2007 11:00:36 PM
        
        Let me type slowly for both TB and GB. - Tony - 3/15/2007 3:19:31 PM
        
        Beautiful, Tony. On of the best posts I have ever read here. - Yeti - 3/15/2007 4:54:11 PM
        
        Good idea, i'll light one up for ya now - Tony - 3/15/2007 5:26:01 PM
        
        Dirty rat bastard ;-) - Yeti - 3/15/2007 11:00:48 PM
        
        One person has stepped down, congressmen on both sides of the aisle are calling for investigation, GWB and the AG said mistakes were made - ARRELL - 3/14/2007 11:30:21 PM
        
        yawn (n/t) - gbaikie - 3/15/2007 1:30:16 AM
        
        OH! What a stunning refutation of the facts- you must be SOOOO proud (n/t) - R.L. - 3/15/2007 1:47:15 AM
        
        93 federal prosecutors (n/t) - gbaikie - 3/15/2007 3:42:26 AM
        
        When you are ignorant on a topic.... - R.L. - 3/15/2007 10:17:26 PM
        
        AGAIN- not ONE iota of contribution to the discussion... (n/t) - R.L. - 3/15/2007 3:53:30 AM
    - PS - Yeti - 3/13/2007 4:55:53 PM

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