Reported Victim Of Bush-Era DOJ Politicization To Head DOJ's Internal Watchdog

[Joanne98]

Robin C. Ashton, the woman Attorney General Eric Holder just named to head of the Justice Department's internal ethics office, was reportedly herself a victim of improper politicization during the Bush administration at the hands of Regent University graduate Monica Goodling.

"As a veteran career prosecutor, Robin is uniquely qualified to serve as Counsel for Professional Responsibility, and I am confident she will lead the office with the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and dedication," Holder said in a statement.

Ashton, as the Washington Post reported, was denied a promotion at the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, where she worked from 2001 to 2005. Sources said she was told that she lost the promotion because of Goodling, who was eventually found to have improperly politicized hiring and promotion decisions.

"You have a Monica problem," Ashton was told, several DOJ officials told the New York Times back in 2007. "She believes you're a Democrat and doesn't feel you can be trusted." Goodling didn't directly address whether Ashton was denied a promotion during her congressional testimony in 2007 but said there was tension between the two.

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[DCKit]

1. I hope payback is a real biotch.

The DOJ was incredibly corrupted during BushCo*, and there doesn't seem to have been much progress in cleaning it up.