A March 2006 Justice Department order obtained Monday by The Associated Press gave Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' then-Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson and later White House liaison Monica Goodling authority to hire and fire about 135 politically appointed DOJ employees who did not require Senate confirmation. Democrats pounced on news of the order, complaining that it had not been turned over to them among thousands of other documents released by the department about the U.S. Attorney firings.
May 02, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave two top aides authority to hire and fire political appointees other than U.S. Attorneys, according to a Justice Department order obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
The March 2006 order gave Gonzales’ then-Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson and later White House liaison Monica Goodling authority to hire and fire about 135 politically appointed Justice Department employees who did not require Senate confirmation.
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