For the White House, the most damaging force thus far in the US Attorney Purge story has been the group of fired US Attorneys themselves. And as a knowledgeable observer pointed out to me this morning, one of the key hints in President Bush’s press conference yesterday afternoon was the attempt to make peace and quiet however many of the US Attorneys they can.
Along those lines, see this clip out of this morning’s Las Vegas Review-Journal …
Two weeks after firing him as chief federal prosecutor in Nevada last December, Justice Department officials were preparing to offer Daniel Bogden a new job as an immigration judge, according to documents examined on Tuesday.
The overture came from a top deputy to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who confessed on the day of the firing he was having second thoughts about removing Bogden as U.S. attorney in the state.
Subsequent discussions about the post went nowhere when it became clear there were no openings in Nevada, Bogden confirmed Tuesday.
A spokesman for Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., said this week that Justice officials are in new talks with Bogden about opportunities to “restore his reputation” after his dismissal as part of a widening scandal engulfing the Bush administration.
Bogden declined to comment on the discussions.
Bears watching.
