DOJ won't oppose Goodling immunity deal

[maddezmom]

DOJ won't oppose Goodling immunity deal By MATT APUZZO
21 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will not try to prevent Congress from granting immunity to a former department official to testify about the firing of eight federal prosecutors.

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich., officials from two Justice Department offices investigating whether the department played politics when hiring prosecutors said they would prefer not to see the department's former White House liaison, Monica Goodling, given immunity.

"However, we understand the committee's interest in obtaining Ms. Goodling's testimony," the letter said. "Therefore after balancing the significant public interest against the impact of the committee's actions on our ongoing investigation, we will not raise an objection or seek a deferral."

The letter was signed by Inspector General Glenn Fine and H. Marshall Jarrett, counsel to the Office of Professional Responsibility.



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[L. Coyote]

1. K&R. Hoping this is not another "fall on the sword" a la Iran-Contra

with underlings taking the fall for the Big Boss!!

[maddezmom]

2. my thoughts exactly...Ollie North n/t