Plame: It's Still Bush Investigating Bush
By Jeralyn, Section Valerie Plame Leak Case
Posted on Fri Jan 02, 2004 at 07:12:20 PM EST
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Posted on Fri Jan 02, 2004 at 07:12:20 PM EST
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The San Francisco Chronicle says Ashcroft's recusal from the Plame investigation is not enough to assure integrity:
Both Comey and the man he selected as special counsel to direct the investigation, U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald of Chicago, are political appointees who were tapped by President Bush. The fine reputations of Comey and Fitzgerald notwithstanding, this is still a situation of the Bush team investigating the Bush team.
As we said at the time this scandal broke, the public would be best served by vigorous independent investigation. Either an outside counsel should look into these serious allegations, or Congress should commit the resources necessary for a thorough inquiry of its own.
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