GOP senator intervenes on behalf of Detroit terror prosecutors

[Judi Lynn]

GOP senator intervenes on behalf of Detroit terror prosecutors
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Prosecutors thwarted by terrorism unit, documents show

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (August 8, 8:42 am ADT) - In blunt, private letters, the Senate Finance Committee chairman has told Attorney General John Ashcroft he believes the Justice Department has retaliated against prosecutors in a Detroit terror trial because they cooperated with Congress.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has written Ashcroft or his deputies at least three times to accuse department officials of taking "hostile actions" and "reprisals" against the trial prosecutors.

In one letter, Grassley demanded that Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino and his colleagues in Detroit "be made whole and not suffer reprisals." The senator asked Ashcroft to rectify the matter before it begins "exposing the department to public criticisms."

Grassley also dismissed as "bureaucratic, legalistic spin" the department's explanations for why the prosecution team was subjected to internal investigation.

"Federal law provides individuals who are congressional witnesses or assisting congressional investigations protection from retaliation," Grassley wrote.
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[joeybee12]

1. Whoo-hoo! Everyone's pissed at Ass-croft now!

[Nambe]

2. These guilty guys will probably walk over this issue.

Winning the war on terror is hard work. It's torture them to death or let them go. Truth and justice just isn't any fun.
Je suis desole que mon president soit un idiot.
Je n'ai vote pour lui.