Gonzales aides politicized hirings, investigators find (CNN)

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From Terry Frieden
CNN Justice Department Producer

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Aides to then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales improperly considered political affiliations and ideologies in hiring, but Gonzales was unaware of those actions, according to an investigation released Monday by the Justice Department internal watchdog.

But the aides are unlikely to be punished because they do not appear to have committed criminal violations and no longer work in the Justice Department.

The White House liaison for the attorney general, Monica Goodling, was the key operative behind many of the political moves, the report says.

"The evidence demonstrated that Goodling violated department policy and federal law and committed misconduct by considering political or ideological affiliations" in Justice Department appointments, the report said.

Officials with the department's Office of Inspector General, which conducted the investigation, said only civil -- not criminal -- violations were found.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/28/justice.politics/index.html

So, justice has been done then. :sarcasm:

Emphasis in bold mine.

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1. "Gonzalez was unaware" my big ole liberal ass

Isn't it ashame it takes "investigators" this long to find this shit out when we here have known it all along. Just like WMD.

This episode will just a couple more names to bush's pardon list.