Dept. of Justice IG report: DOJ official leaked document to smear Fast
& Furious whistleblower
http://michellemalkin.com/2013/05/20/inspector-general-dept-justice-leak/
By Doug Powers • May 20, 2013 04:54 PM
**Written by Doug Powers
Approved leaks only, please!
From Big Government:
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General published a new
report (PDF) Monday that confirms former U.S. Attorney for Arizona
Dennis Burke leaked a document intended to smear Operation Fast and
Furious scandal whistleblower John Dodson.
The DOJ IG said it found “Burke’s conduct in disclosing the Dodson
memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly
unbefitting a U.S. Attorney.”
[...]
In addition to Burke’s involvement in leaking the document, emails
the IG uncovered show senior officials at the Department of Justice
discussed smearing Dodson.
One of those was Tracy Schmaler, the Director of the Department’s
Office of Public Affairs, who resigned her position at the DOJ after
emails uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
showed that she worked with leftwing advocacy group Media Matters for
America to smear whistleblowers and members of Congress and the media
who sought to investigate DOJ scandals under Attorney General Eric
Holder.
So far I’ve read nothing about the administration going after any
reporters who ran with this particular leak.
President Obama’s going to be angry when he learns about this on the
news tonight.
CB
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