Former Bush Lawyer on Suicide Watch after Bludgeoning Wife

[Joanne98]

John Michael Farren was an attorney who had worked at the highest levels in the last three Republican administrations and corporate America, but went berserk after his wife served him divorce papers, allegedly beating her bloody with a gigantic flashlight and choking her unconscious on Thursday.

Mr. Farren's long history includes a stint with Reagan's Commerce Dept., a top advisory spot for the campaign of George H.W. Bush and more recently, Mr. Farren was brought into the younger Bush's office of White House Counsel to replace an attorney accused of providing the President with cover in violating domestic surveillance statutes and illegally firing DOJ attorneys.

Farren was brought into the Bush White House in 2007 by Fred Fielding who on his first day ordered the warrantless surveillance to stop. Fielding had practiced law with Farren in the private sector between federal appointments. Farren also served as chief counsel for Xerox Corp during his long ride on the government-corporate merry-go-round.

Mrs. Farren also worked as a high powered attorney for corporate energy interests such as Entergy, arguing for favorable legislation before government agencies. According to New Canaan, CT police, Mrs. Farren appeared at the home of a neighbor battered and bloody with a broken nose and jaw, children in arms aged seven years and four months, where she collapsed. She later told investigators she had been emotionally abused (and physically abused once before) by Farren.


Though Farren was said by some to have shown a mean temper at work, former boss Fielding told reporters this was completely out of character for Farren, currently being held under suicide watch while he tries to arrange a $2 million bail bond for attempted murder. Farren had not worked since leaving his post as Deputy Counsel for lame duck President Bush weeks before a Democratic win in the election loomed.

On the same day Farren's suicide attack allegedly took place, an appeal was made to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility by the Robert Jackson Steering Committee, requesting official documents pertaining to Bush lawyers be made public.

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Ah the Republican family life........

[Jackpine Radical]

1. A Bushie on suicide watch?

Great. I'll come watch.

[Warpy]

2. Let's hope for her sake he doesn't make bail

because you know that kind of POS is likely to want to finish the job.

They hate it when their property threatens to escape.