http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Monica_GoodlingFind stories, videos, and photos about Monica Goodling from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:42:49 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/POLITICS/08/12/mukasey.justice/tztop.mukasey.aba.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Monica_Goodling14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Monica Goodling from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/12/mukasey.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/12/mukasey.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department officials committed no crime by letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday, speaking to the American Bar Association.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1831865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1831865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFormer Justice Department officials will not face prosecution for letting improper political considerations drive hirings of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said TuesdayTue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/28/justice.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/28/justice.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextAides to then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales improperly considered political affiliations and ideologies in hiring, but Gonzales was unaware of those actions, according to results of an investigation released Monday by the Justice Department internal watchdog.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/justice.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/justice.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department officials blocked liberals and people with Democratic Party ties from a highly selective program that funneled young lawyers into government jobs, according to an internal investigation released Tuesday.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/attorney.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/02/attorney.firings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top aide to White House political adviser Karl Rove refused to answer at least a dozen questions from a Senate committee Thursday about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year, asserting -- as expected -- a claim of executive privilege by President Bush.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1633004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHis own department's Inspector General is looking into a conversation between Gonzales and a key aideFri, 15 Jun 2007 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1624827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1624827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Justice Department's former White House liaison denied Wednesday that she played a major role in the firings of U.S. attorneys last year and blamed Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty for misleading CongressThu, 24 May 2007 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/23/goodling.testimony/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/23/goodling.testimony/index.htmlA former Justice Department official said Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was "not fully candid" about the 2006 firings of U.S. attorneys and described an "uncomfortable" conversation with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the shake-up.Wed, 23 May 2007 14:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/22/goodling.testimony/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/22/goodling.testimony/index.htmlAttorney General Alberto Gonzales' former White House liaison is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, speaking out for the first time on her role in the controversial U.S. attorney firings.Wed, 23 May 2007 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/16/rove.documents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/16/rove.documents/index.htmlThe Justice Department on Wednesday told an angry Senate Judiciary Committee chairman it does not have documents described in a subpoena that demands all materials relating to Karl Rove's possible involvement in the U.S. attorney firings.Wed, 16 May 2007 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/14/justice.mcnulty/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/14/justice.mcnulty/index.htmlThe No. 2 official at the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, submitted his resignation to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the Justice Department announced Monday.Mon, 14 May 2007 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/attorneys.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/attorneys.congress/index.htmlA House panel granted immunity Wednesday to a former Justice Department aide in its probe of the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, while senators authorized a subpoena for the White House's political director.Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/06/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/06/fired.attorneys/index.htmlJustice Department official Monica Goodling resigned her position as counselor to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Friday afternoon.Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/05/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/05/fired.attorneys/index.htmlThe lawyer for a Justice Department official who has invoked the Fifth Amendment over the firings assailed congressional criticism of her decision Wednesday, comparing it to the abuses of former Sen. Joseph McCarthy.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/fired.attorneys/index.htmlA federal watchdog agency is investigating whether one of the U.S. attorneys fired in a Justice Department shakeup was punished for missing work to serve in the Navy Reserve, the ex-prosecutor said Wednesday.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/fired.attorneys/index.htmlA Justice Department official will refuse to answer questions during a Senate committee hearing on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, her lawyer said Monday.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/26/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/26/fired.attorneys/index.htmlA Justice Department official will refuse to answer questions during a Senate committee hearing on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, her lawyer said Monday.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:05:00 EDT