Janet Reno

Holder Cites ‘Duty’ to Prosecute CIA But He Let Magaziner Off

Submitted by Peter Flaherty on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 18:17

Holder/Obama photoAttorney General Eric Holder suggested on August 24 that he had no choice but to appoint an independent counsel to investigate CIA interrogation of terror suspects. He said:

As Attorney General, my duty is to examine the facts and to follow the law. In this case, given all of the information currently available, it is clear to me that this review is the only responsible course of action for me to take.

Too bad he didn’t do his “duty” when as a U.S. Attorney in 1995 a federal judge referred a case to him for investigation that was far more clear-cut than anything concerning the CIA.

Reno Wimps Out, Ickes Avoids Independent Counsel

Submitted by Michael Nelson on Mon, 02/15/1999 - 01:00

Atty. Gen. Janet Reno controversially chose not to appoint an independent counsel Jan. 29 to probe possible illegal acts by ex-Clinton aide Harold M. Ickes on behalf of the Teamsters.  Ickes, the Clinton Adminstration's DNC liaison in 1996, is also a longtime union attorney whose clients have had severe corruption problems. The probe would have focused on charges of perjury and campaign finance abuses. Before the Senate's 1997 Thompson Committee, Ickes vigorously denied that the Clinton Adminstration helped the Teamsters in a dispute with Diamond Walnut Growers. But the Committee later uncovered union memos stating Ickes had urged then-U.S. Trade Rep. Mickey Kantor to intervene, and Ickes' aide testified that Ickes told her to make sure Kantor followed through. [A.P. 1/29/99]

House Probe of Teamsters, Ickes Moves Ahead

Submitted by Michael Nelson on Mon, 10/19/1998 - 00:00

The House Education and the Workforce subcommittee began looking Oct. 6 into whether former U.S. Trade Rep. Mickey Kantor pressured a Cal. firm to settle a strike with the Teamsters in order to encourage campaign contributions from the union. Kantor, a long-time Clinton advisor, told a Rep. Peter Hoekstra's (R-Mich) committee that a telephone call he made at the request of then-White House Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes to Diamond Walnut Grower's former chief executive officer, William Cuff, didn't involve pending campaign donations. The probe is looking into allegations that Ickes served as a conduit between the administration and Teamsters. Presently, Attorney Gen. Janet Reno is considering appointing an independent counsel to investigate Ickes. A decision is expected next month.

Acting-President Sever Reprimanded

Submitted by Michael Nelson on Mon, 08/24/1998 - 00:00

Election Officer Michael G. Cherkasky found Teamsters Secretary-Treasurer and acting-President Tom Sever committed "very serious" violations of union rules by retaliating against union officials opposed to Sever's continuation in office. Sever stripped duties from presidential candidate Tom Leedham and two others. Cherkasky ordered Sever and an aide to halt retaliatory actions, but he stopped short of barring Sever from reelection. [Detroit News 8/18/98]

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