FBI Raids Renzi Family Business, Congressman Leaves Intelligence Panel “In a second blow to House Republicans this week, the FBI raided a business tied to the family of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation into the three-term lawmaker. Details of the raid on Patriot Insurance Agency in Sonoita, Ariz., were not immediately available.” (Roll Call)Gonzales Lied To Senator About Plan To Install Rove Protege As U.S. Attorney “In todayâs Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General Aberto Gonzales tried to claim that he never intended to take advantage of a Patriot Act provision that allows the administration to indefinitely name âinterimâ U.S. attorneys and avoid Senate confirmation. But in a Dec. 19, 2006 e-mail, Gonzalesâs then-chief of staff Kyle Sampson wrote an e-mail explaining the administrationâs plan for installing Karl Roveâs protege Tim Griffin as U.S. attorney in Arkansas.” (Think Progress)
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