OCT 02 20091. One-Third of U.S. Attorneys Are Bush Holdovers
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1. One-Third of U.S. Attorneys Are Bush
Holdovers
by Andrew Ramonas for Main Justice
....At this point in 2001 — the last year control of the White House
changed party hands, when Republican George W. Bush succeeded
Democrat Bill Clinton — only eight Clinton appointees were still
serving in the new GOP administration. Put another way, one-third of
the U.S. Attorney offices in the Obama administration today are still
run by Bush holdovers. At this point in the George W. Bush
administration, less than 9 percent of the slots were occupied by
Clinton holdovers.
The issue of Bush-holdovers has attracted notice because of the
intense partisan battles over Justice Department personnel and
actions that took place during the Bush administration. And some of
the Bush-era U.S. Attorneys still serving today were at the center of
those controversies.
.....Other of the Bush-era U.S. Attorneys who are still in office were
among those accused of targeting Democrats for prosecution, or who
were involved in the 2006 U.S. Attorney firings that led to
congressional investigations, an appointment of a special prosecutor,
and the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. While U.S.
Attorneys are political appointees, they are expected to carry out the
law enforcement duties of their office without regard to partisan
politics.
The uproar over the apparent politicization of the Justice Department
helped energize Obama’s liberal base in the 2008 presidential
election.
But as president, Obama has moved cautiously to replace U.S.
Attorneys. While Bill Clinton asked for the resignation of all U.S.
Attorneys after taking office in 1993 — a move that was criticized at
the time as disruptive — the Obama White House has consulted
closely with Republican senators.
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