May 2, 2007
Justice Department Inspector General Reportedly Investigating Goodling’s Hiring Methods
- Alberto Gonzales
- U.S. Attorney Firings
- Dept. of Justice
- Monica Goodling
- John Dowd
- Inspector General Glenn Fine
Washington Post reporter Dan Eggen broke a story alleging that the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General headed by Harvard Law School graduate Glenn Fine (inset) is investigating the hiring practices of Monica Goodling, Attorney General Gonzales’ former Senior Counsel and former DOJ Liaison to the White House.
The internal DOJ probe is investigating whether Goodling violated a prohibition on giving hiring preferences to DOJ employees based upon political party affiliations, a huge federal no-no.
This surely means more billable hours for D.C. white collar criminal defense lawyer John Dowd, Goodling’s attorney. The former senior aide to Gonzales has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing. The House Committee on the Judiciary granted Goodling immunity last week in exchange for her testimony and cooperation with the Committee’s work investigating U.S. Attorney firings.
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