Colleagues Cite Partisan Focus by Justice Official “Two years ago, Robin C. Ashton, a seasoned criminal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, learned from her boss that a promised promotion was no longer hers. ‘You have a Monica problem,’ Ms. Ashton was told, according to several Justice Department officials. Referring to Monica M. Goodling, a 31-year-old, relatively inexperienced lawyer who had only recently arrived in the office, the boss added, ‘She believes youâre a Democrat and doesnât feel you can be trusted.'” (NY Times)All Eyes on Monica Goodling “Former Justice Department official Monica Goodling has the opportunity to shed light on her key role in a firing process that has remained shrouded in mystery, despite the release of thousands of Justice Department e-mails and the testimony of a number of top officials. ‘She’s worked very hard,’ says John Dowd, a lawyer for Goodling at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. ‘She’ll do her level best to be candid and forward in her testimony.’ That promise isn’t likely to reassure Gonzales or other Bush administration officials involved in the dismissal of at least eight U.S. Attorneys.” (Legal Times)
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