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National Press Club: DOJ Misconduct Presser - Footage
at-Largely | June 26th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Following up on my earlier post, here is the C-Span footage of the conference. I urge you to watch the whole thing (maybe skip the first 5 min, as the speaker is not really saying much). [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full l read more
National Press Club: DOJ Misconduct Presser
at-Largely | June 26th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
UPDATES BELOW I am not sure if C-Span will carry it, but this morning at the National Press Club in DC there will be a presser about domestic political prosecutions under the Bush administration.... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.co read more
Questions relating to the political prosecutions...
at-Largely | May 15th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Karl Rove is being interviewed today by prosecutors investigating the US Attorney Scandal. I have compiled a list of questions I think are important to be asked, which you can find at Raw Story. I am... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely read more
Appeals Court wants federal government to explain involvement in…
at-Largely | May 1st 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Any lawyers out there want to explain why this is significant? I am told it is, but it would be nice to get some debate on this. [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more] read more
NYT asks why Holder is not looking at the Siegelman case
at-Largely | April 25th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
In an excellent editorial, the NYT asks a very important question: What about Don Siegelman? Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent decision to drop all of the charges against Ted Stevens, the former... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargel read more
75 former state attorneys general of both parties ask Holder to e…
at-Largely | April 22nd 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
How many ways can it be said, presented, asked about before the DOJ silence on this becomes deafening? Paul Minor has waited in jail for some attention from the DOJ and in that time he lost his wife... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely. read more
Update on Minor case: BOP Denied Funeral Furlough
at-Largely | April 16th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Hey all, I just got word that the BOP has denied Paul Minor's request to attend his wife's funeral, which is this Friday morning. [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more] read more
RIP Sylvia Minor
at-Largely | April 14th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Paul Minor's wife, Sylvia, loses her battle with cancer. Sylvia Minor passed away last night at her mother's home. [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more] read more
Fox News: An ethics free zone...
at-Largely | April 11th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Fox News has an interesting little piece of ethically challenged reportage up on the US Attorney scandal. See if you can spot the ethical problem: "Good government activists are warning that the... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com read more
NYT on Stevens, Minor, and Siegelman...
at-Largely | April 3rd 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
It should be noted too that the most questionable of the actors somehow ended up getting judgeships. In other words, they were seemingly promoted after their alleged criminal behavior (and left... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com f read more
UPDATE: Judge Owen recuses herself from Minor appeal
at-Largely | April 1st 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Judge Owen recused herself due to public pressure. There is more, but I need to speak to my editor first to find out what I can blog about and what I need to include in an article first. This is BIG... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely. read more
Not Siegelman, not Minor... but Stevens...
at-Largely | April 1st 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Amazing really the priorities the Obama administration has. From FDL: NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that DOJ sources say Ted Stevens' indictment will be dismissed this morning by AG Eric Holder. ... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com read more
Rove's former client to preside over Minor appeal...
at-Largely | March 31st 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Tomorrow Paul Minor's lawyers will present their oral arguments for his appeal in front of a 3 judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. What is astonishing about this bit of news is who is... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely read more
RFK Jr. "Free Paul Minor"
at-Largely | March 19th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Well, now we have four - count them - four news outlets covering this case and all four are not considered mainstream. Why? Why are Raw Story, Harper's, Jackson Free Press, and now Huffington Post... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely. read more
5th Circuit Court moves Paul Minor appeal arguments to Texas...
at-Largely | March 8th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Paul Minor was scheduled to finally get his appeal heard by the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on March 30th in New Orleans. For reasons no one has yet explained to me, the oral arguments for Minor... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely. read more
Siegelman ruling and update...
at-Largely | March 6th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Okay, now let's also recall something very important to both this case and that of Paul Minor. In Alabama, the former Attorney General who sealed the ballots during the 2002 election, not allowing... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.co read more
Court Grants Obama (Another) Extension in Subpoena Case...
at-Largely | February 24th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Siegelman believes Rove will never testify truthfully
at-Largely | February 23rd 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Former Alabama Democratic Governor Don Siegelman is trying to get answers as to why he was targeted for prosecution by the Department of Justice. In an exclusive interview with Raw Story, Siegelman expresses his concerns about the negotiations takin read more
Update on Paul Minor situation...
at-Largely | February 19th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
If you do not know who Paul Minor is, see here. Or read through my PRM series, links are at end. In short, he is another Don Siegelman. Both men allege that they were politically prosecuted and the evidence thus far supports their version of events. read more
Obama, not Bush, now seeking delay of Rove deposition
at-Largely | February 17th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Why? There is no Executive Privilege question with regard to Rove's conversations with DOJ officials, and people outside of government, like Bill Canary: Former Bush Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove has a new president urging Congress not read more
Nora Dannehy subpoenas Pete Domenici...
at-Largely | February 12th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Here we go kids: A federal prosecutor investigating the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration has issued a subpoena to former senator Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) and is preparing to interview key witnesses, lawyers following read more
The Sour Smell of Corruption...
at-Largely | February 4th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Adam Lynch has an excellent article in the Jackson Free Press on the Paul Minor, Oliver Diaz, and Wes Teel prosecutions. Lynch is one of the few reporters/and Jackson Free Press is one of a few southern publications to do any real reporting on the US read more
Appeal hearing set for Paul Minor...
at-Largely | January 30th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Hopefully this time, Karl Rove's former client - Judge Owen - will recuse herself. Here is the latest: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments involving longtime trial lawyer Paul Minor, now imprisoned. "We're really gratified read more
What did the President know and when did he know it? Karl Rove kn…
at-Largely | January 30th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Republican Senator Howard Baker once asked "What did the President know and when did he know it?" when it became clear that then-President Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal. Back then Republicans were about small government, fiscal respons read more
Paul Minor prosecutor announces retirement...
at-Largely | January 29th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
After only 7 short years, Dunnica Lampton, US Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi is retiring. And I wager because of this: Dunnica Lampton, the US Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, is already under investigation for read more
People are asking: Should Rove have to testify...
at-Largely | January 28th 2009 by Larisa Alexandrovna
There are several debates going on the topic and the best analysis I have seen thus far is here. Yet, what no one appears to be addressing is that the testimony that is being sought is not of Rove in his capacity as Senior Adviser to the President. R read more
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