The House Judiciary Committee sent the following letter today to Justice Department official William Moschella, who will be appearing before the committee tomorrow….
The letter:
March 5, 2007
Mr. William Moschella
Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530Dear Mr. Moschella:
In anticipation of tomorrowâs hearing regarding the forced resignations of the eight United States Attorneys, we are submitting requests in advance so that you will be able to provide us with the necessary information at the hearing. We hope that the advance notice will help you as your prepare for the hearing. The requests are as follows:
1) We have today learned that Michael Battle, head of the Executive Office of United States Attorneys, submitted his resignation some time ago. Please provide a copy of the resignation letter or communication and a record of all communications pertaining thereto.
2) Please detail the nature and extent of any communications the Department received on or behalf of Members of Congress concerning any of the terminated US Attorneys in advance of their terminations.
3) Please let us know which Members of Congress were given advance notification of the termination of the U.S Attorneys, the dates of such notification of the terminations, and the substance and nature of the notifications.
4) Please identify all individuals at the White House and Department of Justice who were involved in the creation of the lists of US Attorneys to terminate. Provide any supporting materials concerning these matters.
5) Please detail any communications the Department may have had with the terminated US Attorneys or any other US Attorneys concerning their specific failures to comply with particular Administration law enforcement priorities. Please provide any record or memorandum concerning these matters.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter, and we look forward to receiving answers to these and other questions tomorrow.
