Can Anybody Think of Any Reason Why Eric Holder Should Stay?
Duncan Black notes Dan Froomkin finding Eric Holder committing a real ethical no-no of major proportions.
Duncan comments:
Eschaton: The Worst People In The World: The US DOJ.. Not sure that even the Bushies ever tried pulling the "modify the text of old archived speeches a year later" trick New version:
This landmark Initiative, spearheaded by the FBI, was launched to help streamline and advance investigations and prosecutions against fraudsters who allegedly targeted, and preyed upon, Americans struggling to keep their homes. And it’s been a model of success. Over the past 12 months, it has enabled the Justice Department and its partners to file federal criminal charges against 107 defendants for allegedly victimizing more than 17,185 American homeowners – and inflicting losses in excess of $95 million.
Original version:
This landmark Initiative, spearheaded by the FBI, was launched to help streamline and advance investigations and prosecutions against fraudsters who allegedly targeted, and preyed upon, Americans struggling to keep their homes. And it’s been a model of success. Over the past 12 months, it has enabled the Justice Department and its partners to file 285 federal criminal indictments and informations against 530 defendants for allegedly victimizing more than 73,000 American homeowners – and inflicting losses in excess of $1 billion.
Can anybody find any reason why Holder should stay? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
