WSJ: After Stalling, Lewis Probe Goes on | Talking Points Memo

Whatever happened to the federal investigation of Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)?

Finally, an answer. It’s been stalled, reports Scot Paltrow in The Wall Street Journal, due partly to the departure of top prosecutors from the office (including former U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles Debra Yang) and partly to budget shortages. Paltrow’s piece focuses mostly on those shortages in offices across the country, the often-forgotten backdrop to the U.S. attorney firings.


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