Read more Patrick Fitzgerald stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/275/patrick-fitzgerald.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73032/cheney-wilson-mission-was-cia-amateur-hour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDick Cheney's memory may have been a little iffy about the Valerie Plame leak, but Politico reports that the former veep left no room for doubt about his opinion of her husband's trip to Niger to investigate an Iraqi purchase of plutonium. "It was amateur hour out at the CIA,...http://www.newser.com/story/73032/cheney-wilson-mission-was-cia-amateur-hour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72982/cheney-on-plame-leak-i-cant-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter years of effort by the Bush and Obama administrations to keep documents related to the CIA leak case secret, redacted portions of the special prosecutor’s 2004 interview with Dick Cheney released today show plenty of nothing. The then-VP apparently suffered acute memory loss: Cheney told Patrick Fitzgerald he couldn't...http://www.newser.com/story/72982/cheney-on-plame-leak-i-cant-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68345/blago-book-senate-deal-routine-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRod Blagojevich’s memoir makes the case for his innocence with a lot of help from Shakespeare, the Chicago Tribune reports. While blaming his woes specifically on five enemies, he likens his plight to that of Othello and Lear. “You might as well throw in a little Richard the Third," he...http://www.newser.com/story/68345/blago-book-senate-deal-routine-politics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 12:07:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63482/evidence-tying-cheney-to-plame-leak-grows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama Justice Department is continuing its efforts to maintain the Bush administration's secrecy over Dick Cheney's role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, the Washington Post reports. A filing this week, intended to bolster the current administration’s case for keeping secret details of the then-VP’s 2004 interview with...http://www.newser.com/story/63482/evidence-tying-cheney-to-plame-leak-grows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62360/daily-show-argument-exposes-obama-as-bush-lite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Justice Department lawyer argued in court yesterday—with a straight face—that releasing statements Dick Cheney made during the Valerie Plame investigation could cause future administration officials to hold back out of fear their statements would “get on The Daily Show .” The judge overseeing the hearing seemed skeptical, and...http://www.newser.com/story/62360/daily-show-argument-exposes-obama-as-bush-lite.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 16:51:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52850/blago-fails-to-boot-federal-prosecutor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRod Blagojevich has failed to get Chicago's top federal prosecutor kicked off of his case, the Chicago Tribune reports. A judge ruled today that comments made by Patrick Fitzgerald—which Blagojevich called inflammatory—did not warrant removing him from the corruption case. Nor did Fitzgerald's release of wiretap transcripts that...http://www.newser.com/story/52850/blago-fails-to-boot-federal-prosecutor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 17:49:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46736/fitzgerald-asks-for-more-time-in-blago-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has asked for more time to bring his indictment against Rod Blagojevich, citing the complexity of the case and holiday distractions as the reasons for the hold up. Unless he gets the extension, Fitzgerald will have to present his evidence to the grand jury on Jan....http://www.newser.com/story/46736/fitzgerald-asks-for-more-time-in-blago-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45816/obama-has-nothing-to-hide-plenty-to-lose-with-blago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama looks to have done nothing wrong in his (however limited) dealings with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but the president-elect seemed bent on proving otherwise, Joe Conason writes on Salon. Obama’s “unnecessary mistakes” in handling the scandal “risked creating public suspicion where there need be none,” since federal authorities—...http://www.newser.com/story/45816/obama-has-nothing-to-hide-plenty-to-lose-with-blago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 15:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45416/what-crime-did-he-actually-commit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRod Blagojevich's foul-mouthed conversations about Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat may have been "appalling," as Patrick Fitzgerald said last week. But were they actually illegal? With no appointment made and no evidence that the governor received anything, prosecutors may have a difficult case if and when Blagojevich stands trial. "Just...http://www.newser.com/story/45416/what-crime-did-he-actually-commit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 6:30:00 CST