Goodling Admits to Breaking Law with Political Hiring

TPM Muckraker by Paul Kiel | May. 23, 2007 (News Report)

Both in her opening statement and in further testimony, Goodling admitted to weeding out candidates for assistant U.S. attorney positions because they were not Republicans.

Under questioning from Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Goodling admitted that she did block the hiring of an assistant U.S. attorney in the D.C. U.S. attorney's office because she judged him too liberal. "I made a snap judgment and I regret it," she said. When Sanchez pressed as to ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Bush Administration, U.S. Attorney Firings
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 23, 2007 - 12:05 PM PDT
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