June 15, 2007

Justice Department Executive Michael Elston Announces His Resignation

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Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNultyAs this blog predicted exactly one month ago, Michael Elston announced that he is resigning from his position at the Department of Justice.

The Chief of Staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, who announced his resignation last month, also worked with McNulty during his tenure as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Elston has been named as a key DOJ official who was allegedly involved in the U.S. Attorney firings controversy. Fired U.S. Attorneys Paul K. Charlton of Phoenix, Arizona and John McKay of Seattle, Washington told the House Committee on the Judiciary that felt that they were threatened by Elston exactly one day before Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 18, 2007.

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