The fate of ex-U.S. Attorney for Nevada Daniel Bogden, pictured in Las Vegas in February, might have been sealed in 90 seconds.
Photo by John Locher.
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Bogden's fate as chief federal prosecutor in Nevada ultimately came down to a 90-second meeting convened shortly before Justice Department officials decided to dismiss him as U.S. attorney in December.
A former high level department executive has told congressional investigators that a Justice Department team held a last-minute discussion after Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said in an e-mail on Dec. 5 that he was "skittish" about firing Bogden.
McNulty; his chief of staff, Keith Elston; Monica Goodling, a senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; and possibly one other official gathered in the office of Kyle Sampson,
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That goes on and on.
Gibbons name is NOT EVEN MENTIONED.
Wonder WHY, nobody is asking if there was a connection when it SEEMS SO OBVIOUS.
