Conyers Calls For AG to Open Probe of Claimed Bush Admin Abuses

Posted Jul 24, 2009 2:58 PM CST
By Martha Neil

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee today called for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special counsel to probe potential abuses of power under the Bush administration.

In a speech to the National Press Club, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said Holder "must appoint a special counsel to review the Bush administration abuses of power and misconduct. A criminal probe—he's got to do that," reports the Associated Press.

Although Holder is currently considering whether to open an investigation into interrogation methods used on terrorism suspects, the news agency notes, the committee has also sought a broader investigation focusing on additional issues such as warrantless intelligence-gathering and mistreatment of critics.

The alleged firing of at least nine U.S. attorneys for political reasons would also be a likely focus of such a probe, reports the Detroit Free Press.

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B. McLeod
Jul 25, 2009 12:34 AM CST

This is stupid. It will be a big show, with lots of money wasted, then nothing. Just the Democrat version of the Clinton impeachment effort.

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AndytheLawyer
Jul 25, 2009 12:43 PM CST

BMcLeod—Don’t say that like it’s a bad thing. The use of tax dollars for public entertainment is more productive than most.

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B. McLeod
Jul 25, 2009 2:06 PM CST

I guess it’s the second component of our “bread and circuses.”

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McClod
Jul 26, 2009 2:28 AM CST

Oh such deep, deep insights… did you pick these up at your coffee club at McDonalds?

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B. McLeod
Jul 26, 2009 5:46 PM CST

Indeed not, McClod. I rarely dine with my old friends the McDonalds. Basically only when I want some of those fries “Barrister” serves.

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J.D.
Jul 26, 2009 5:58 PM CST

Conyers should spend more time investigating his corrupt “Shrek” of a wife.

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DR
Jul 26, 2009 6:32 PM CST

Isn’t it past your bedtime, J.D.? Oh wait, I’m on the “elite” east coast, so it’s still practically high noon in sunny CA. I like the the Shrek movies. That was a poor analogy on Mrs Conyers’ part.

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Pedro
Jul 27, 2009 7:32 AM CST

Maybe we should open a probe into the drone bombings by Obama in Pakistan. Obama has murdered women and children in pakistan without a declaration of war.

Obama is just as much a war criminal as bush.

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Sally
Jul 27, 2009 4:03 PM CST

John Conyers should have a probe opened about how he changed his vote on the slude deal. If I had to bet, I would bet that John Conyers accepted bribe money just like his wife.

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Jim | 2009-07-28-Tu 0601 -0400
Jul 28, 2009 4:04 AM CST

Better to go after law licenses.

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