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James B. Comey
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 James B. Comey. It must have been a freak event that allowed an honest man to be appointed Deputy Attorney General under John Ashcroft, the wingnut cultural warrior. You might not have heard of this guy but his shadow looms large from his brief tenure as acting Attorney General while Ashcroft was hospitalized and, subsequently, when he recused himself from the Valerie Plame affair. It was Comey who not only appointed Patrick Fitzgerald special prosecutor in the Plame case but, also, gave Fitz sweeping jurisdiction to investigate potential obstruction of justice related to the case. Additionally, the NYT reports that Comey refused to sign off on the Bush Administration's warrantless domestic spying program through the NSA. Link. When Senator Spector convenes his promised judiciary committee hearings into this issue, I propose James Comey as witness #1. They ought to repossess the medal of freedom farcically bestowed on George Tenant and award it to Mr. Comey. Here is a political appointee who stood his ground based upon principle. Bravo! 1-1-2006. Add Comment Permalink
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