House Judiciary Committee Release “Privileged” Logs in U.S. Attorney Probe (Conyers wants more)

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House Judiciary Committee Release “Privileged” Logs in U.S. Attorney Probe

By Rebecca Carr | Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 02:19 PM

New documents shed light on the reaction within the Justice Department to the on-going controversy surrounding the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

The House Judiciary Committee released today what are known as “privileged” logs—brief descriptions of e-mail and telephone communications among Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty and other high ranking Justice officials.

“While the committee appreciates the production of these logs as a first step toward responding to our subpoena, the logs only further highlight the need to review the listed documents,” said Rep. John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

“The information listed in these logs raise further concerns about the White House’s involvement in the process of hiring and firing US Attorneys,as well as the way that process was communicated to Congress,” Conyers said.

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