Documents and Correspondence: Probe Into U.S. Attorney Firings
Posted 3/20/07
Updated: 5/23/07
The following items were released by the Department of Justice between March 19 and May 22, 2007.
March 19, 2007
- Part I, No. 1: Internal E-mails Re: Steroid Sentencing
- Part I, No. 2: E-mails Re: Prosecuted Immigration Cases in SW Border Districts
- Part I, No. 3: DOJ Resignation Guidance for U.S. Attorneys; Internal E-mails Re: negative press
- Part I, No. 4: Draft Testimony for Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty
- Part I, No. 5: E-mails About Testimony, Edits to, etc.
- Part I, No. 6: Sampson/Elston Don't Think Cummins Should Testify
- Part I, No. 7: Review of FY 2005 District Performance; Elston Tells Margolis "You Don't Have an Expense Account"
- Part I, No. 8: Testimony of William Moschella; Responses to Reid and Schumer
- Part I, No. 9: Griffin Appointment/Resume; Chiarla Asks McNulty to Reconsider; Iglesias Resignation
- Part I, No. 10: Moschella statement; McNulty testimony
- Part I, No. 11: McNulty Testimony (cont.), Levenson, Gerson, and White Testimony
- Part II, No. 1: Iglesias Asks for Extension/McNulty Reference; Cummins/McKay/Smith Resignations; 5 Step Plan Outlining US Attorney Replacements
- Part II, No. 2: Talking Points for Moscella Testimony; "One Member Fan Club in CA" E-mail From Elston; Chiara Wants Job in S.C.; Sampson's Rhetorical Q's for Cummins
- Part II, No. 3: Moschella Oral Testimony; Chiara Finds Out She's Among "USA-8"
- Part II, No. 4: Testimony of George Terwilliger; Lam testimony; Ryan Assessment; Leahy Letter to AG Gonzalez; Leadership Assessments of Each Dismissed Attorney
- Part II, No. 5: US Att. Fact sheet; Hand-Written Talking Points; Draft Edits of Attorney Assessments; Bogden Resignation
- Part II, No. 6: Q&A From DOJ Oversight Hearing 1/8/07; Hertling Letter to Leahy; McNulty Testimony 2/6/07; Griffin E-mails Greg Palast Article; Mark Pryor Letter to Gonzalez
- Part II, No. 7: Moschella Letter to Feinstein; Various Editorials; Senate Letters to Gonzalez; End of DOJ Oversight Hearing
- Part II, No. 8: Appointee Resumes
- Part II, No. 9: More Resumes
- Part II, No. 10: Correspondence From Senators Feinstein and Leahy; Columns and Editorials Addressing the Attorney Firings
- Part III, No. 1: McNult Testimony and Written Statement; Kevin Ryan Says He's a "Company Man"; Bud Cummins Asks if he Should Testify
- Part III, No. 2: Roerkhasse E-mail Re: Domenici calls to Iglesias; Senate Testimony (40 Pages Worth)
- Part III, No. 3: Moschella Drafts and Edits of Opening Statement
- Part III, No. 4: Congressional Bios; "Who is Tim Griffin?"; More Guidelines for Appointments
- Part III, No. 5: 2002 Letter From Cummins to Griffins
- Part III, No. 6: Testimony of Laurie L. Levenson; Statements From Gerson and White; Letter From Elston to Sen. Schumer
- Part III, No. 7: Senate Hearing Transcript From 2/6/07
- Part III, No. 8: U.S. Attorney Who Have Served Less Than 4 full-year Terms; Written Questions for McNulty
- Part III, No. 9: Letters Between Senators and AAAG Hertling
- Part III, No. 10: Moschella Letter to Feinstein; Various Editorials; Senate Letters to Gonzalez; End of DOJ Oversight Hearing
- Part IV, No. 1: District of Arizona Request to Require Recording of Confessions; Paul Charlton Request to McNulty With Five Exhibits (Cases)
- Part IV, No. 2: Arizona Pilot Program
- Part IV, No. 3: Arizona Pilot Program (Continued)
- Part V, No. 1: Kevin Ryan Resignation
- Part VI, No. 1: U.S. Vs. Jose Rios Rico
- Part VI, No. 2: McNulty Testimony
- Part VI, No. 3: McNulty Testimony
- Part VI, No. 4: House Judiciary Committee Hearing Prep Meeting, E-mail Confirmations
- Part VII, No. 1: Rove Stops By to Talk to Newman (White House Counsel); Smith Resignation; Plan for Replacing U.S. Attorneys
- Part VII, No. 2: Sampson Recommends Replacing Lam, Ryan, and Chiara; Debra Wong-Yang and Sampson E-mails About McKay; 11/7/06 Sampson E-mails Elston Plan for Replacing U.S. Attorneys; Sen. Domenici's COS is "Happy as a Clam"
- Part VII, No. 3: Sampson Responds to Pryor Letter; 2/7/06 Sampson Tells Roerhkasse That Schumer's Counsel Thinks the Issue Has "Basically Run Its Course"
- Part VII, No. 4: Preparations for 3/6/07 Hearing
- Part VII, No. 5: Talking Points for Firings, Including "if pushed"; Underlined Notes on Gonzalez and McNulty Testimony; Letters Between Congressional Members and Hertling
- Part VII, No. 6: Prepared Statements for 2/6/07; More Gonzalez Testimony
- Part VII, No. 7: Editorials; Congressional Letters; Official Nomination Process Begins for Griffin
- Part VII, No. 8: Page 12: Lam Explains Firing; Pgage 17: Monica Goodling Says Griffin Has "WH issue" Because He's Still on Payroll
- Part VII, No. 9: E-mails About Kevin Ryan's "Status"; Page 16: DOJ Requests Interview With Griffin Which Will Last 1/2 Hour
- Part VII, No. 10: DOJ Looks for Letter From Feinstein to Lam
- Part VII, No. 11: Illegal Activity in 2004 Washington State General Election (McKay)
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Part VIII, No. 1: Lam/Iglesias/Bogden/Chiara Resignations; Voter Fraud in Wisconsin
- Part VIII, No. 2: Blank or Whited-Out "Urgent Reports"
- Part IX, No. 1: District of New Mexico At a Glance
- Part X, No. 1: Griffin Narrative Bio
- Part X, No. 2: McNulty and Moschella Statements
- Part XI, No. 1: E-mail From Bush Advisor After 2004 Election Saying No Resignations Would Be Asked for; Frustrated Issa Request for Meeting With Attorney General re: San Diego Attorneys
- Part XI, No. 2: Statistics on Under-Performing Districts
- Part XI, No. 3: Southwest Border Patrol Project - Interim Report
- Part XI, No. 4: Alien Smuggling Hearing
- Part XI, No. 5: Alien Smuggling Hearing (Continued)
- Part XI, No. 6: Page 11: Concern From a Staffer About Frequency of Chiara Calls, Wants to Know How to Stop Them
- Part XII, No. 1: Hertling Letter to Conyers
April 13, 2007
- Set 1: Talking Points: U.S. Attorney Resignations and Interm/Interim Appointments
- Set 1 CD ROM: E-mails and Additional Intel Re: SJC Member Issues
- Set 2: Memorandum for the Counsel to the President
- Set 2 CD ROM: E-mails and Caldendar Listings
- Set 3: District of New Mexico at a Glance; Significant Case Listing in New Mexico
- Set 3 CD ROM: Letters and Related Paperwork Regarding the Lack of Prosecution of Criminal Illegal Aliens by the office of Carol C. Lam
- Set 4: U.S. Attorneys Chart
- Set 4 CD ROM: More on the Prosecution of Criminal Illegal Aliens Carol C. Lam Southern California District
- Set 5: U.S. Attorneys Resignations and Replacements
- Set 5 CD ROM: U.S. Attorneys Resignations and Replacements
- Set 6: More E-mails on the Carol C. Lam Situation; DOJ Costs Associated With Incrased Immigration Enforcement
- Set 7: Documents on Filling U.S. Attorney Vacancies Through Nomination and Senate Confirmation; Possible Candidates
- Set 7 CD ROM: E-mails and Documents Regarding the Hearing on the U.S. Attorney Confirmation Process
- Set 8 CD ROM: A Letter to Senator Harry Reid from Richard A. Hertling objecting to Reid's claims; E-mails Pertaining to a DOJ Briefing on the U.S. Attorneys
- Set 9 CD ROM: Testimony of William E. Moschella, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
- Set 10 CD ROM: Invitations to a March 6 Hearing on the Confirmation Process of the U.S. Attorneys; More From Moschella
- Set 11 CD ROM: Revised Draft Testimony -- U.S. Attorneys Hearing
- Set 12 CD ROM: More on the Moschella Testimony
- Set 13 CD ROM: More on the Moschella Testimony
- Set 14 CD ROM: More on the Moschella Testimony
- Set 15 CD ROM: More on the Moschella Testimony; E-mails Detailing Testimony Corrections
- Set 16 CD ROM: More on the Moschella Testimony; E-mails About the Testimony
April 26, 2007
- Index of Abbreviations
- Index of Withheld Documents Generated for the Purpose of Responding to Congressional and Media Inquiries
- Set 1: Kyle Sampson and Brian Roehrkasse Commenting on a Washington Post story
- Set 2: More E-mails Commenting on the Media Coverage of the U.S. Attorney Firings
- Set 3: New York Times Story Distributed by E-mail
- Set 4: Richard Hertling Comments on the Washington Post Story
April 27, 2007
- Index of Withheld Documents Generated for the Purpose of Responding to Congressional and Media Inquiries
- Set 1: Letter from Rep. Darrell Issa About the Prosecution of Aliens in Southern California; A Response From Assistant Attorney General William Moschella
- Set 2: Executive Summary Evaluating the Performance of District Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiatives
- Set 3: Examples of Difficult Transition Situations; Drafts of Letters from Alberto Gonzales to Several Fired Prosecutors
- Set 4: Updated U.S. Attorneys Documents
- Set 5: Testimony Transcripts
- Set 6: Biographies of U.S. Attorneys From Arkansas; Letter From Sen. Harry Reid to Alberto Gonzales; Willam Moschella Testimony Concerning the Restoration of Checks and Balnces in the Nomination Process of U.S. Attorneys
- Set 7: Why 120 Days Isn't a Realistic Time Nominate and Confirm a New U.S. Attorney; Fact Sheet: U.S. Attorney Appointments; U.S. Attorney Statistics
- Set 8: Several Versions of the Letter Written by Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Hertling to Sen. Harry Reid; More on Difficult Transition Situations and Arkansas
May 22, 2007
- Letter: Hertling's Correspondence With Conyers and Leahy (pdf)
- Set 1: E-Mails From Goodling to Officials About Various Firings (pdf)
- Set 2: Public Documents From Goodling, Including Firings in Nevada and New Mexico (pdf)
- Set 3: Spreadsheet Detailing Prosecution Experience (pdf)
- Set 4: Vacancies and Interim U.S. Attorneys (pdf)
- Set 5: Presidential Appointments by Date (pdf)
- Set 6: Fact Sheets on U.S. Attorney Appointments (pdf)
- Set 7: E-Mails From Goodling on Iglesias Letters (pdf)
- Set 8: Goodling E-Mails Regarding Mike Battle (pdf)
- Set 9: Official Letters From Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (pdf)
- Set 10: Mercer E-Mail Regarding McKay and Margolis (pdf)
- Set 11: Various Correspondence on Meetings With U.S. Attorneys (pdf)
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