Michael Roston, therawstory
Published: Thursday March 29, 2007
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont kicked off the hearing of the Judiciary Committee he chairs this morning by challenging President George W. Bush’s discretion to control the system of United States Attorneys for political purposes.
“United States Attorneys may serve at the pleasure of the president, but justice does not serve at the pleasure of the president, or any president,” he said.