Did Bush Kick the Abramoff Prosecutor Upstairs?
The president has removed the chief prosecutor investigating the Jack Abramoff case. How? By nominating him to a federal judgeship. | storyDemocrats find the move so suspicious that they are calling for a special prosecutor in the corruption case.NYT: WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 — The investigation of Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Republican lobbyist, took a surprising new turn on Thursday when the Justice Department said the chief prosecutor in the inquiry would step down next week because he had been nominated to a federal judgeship by President Bush.
The prosecutor, Noel L. Hillman, is chief of the department’s public integrity division, and the move ends his involvement in an inquiry that has reached into the administration as well as the top ranks of the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill. | story
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