Reply #21: I read somewhere today that Gonzalez said that Fitzgerald's appointment [View All]

[kohodog]

will be extended. He said there wouldn't be a move to axe him (maybe because they can't). I'll try to find the story.

Here is one from ABC:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/080805_ns_fitzgerald.html

US attorney general gives Fitzgerald vote of confidence

By Andy Shaw
August 8, 2005 — US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald got a vote of confidence from his boss Monday. There had been speculation Fitzgerald's aggressive investigations in Chicago and Washington might have angered important people and that Fitzgerald might not get reappointed.
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Patrick Fitzgerald makes a lot of powerful people squirm by aggressively prosecuting high-level political corruption in both parties and by forcing reporters to either reveal their sources in the CIA leak case or go to jail. So, there has been speculation that President Bush might be under pressure to replace Fitzgerald when his term expires in October. But if Monday is any indication, Fitzgerald is a lot safer than the people he is going after.

The US attorney general, Alberto Gonzalez made it clear in Chicago Monday that a controversial and high-visibility justice department subordinate, US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, will probably be reappointed by President Bush when his four-year term expires in October.

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