Goodling

Firedoglake has COMPLETE blog coverage of the testimony (nine segments at last count)

Good thing she got immunity, or she'd be toast.

Update: DK has liveblog coverage too

Goodling Gets Immunity

Oh Goody! This should get fun!

Another Fine Mess....

A really good wrap-up of the OTHER Monica Goodling mess at TPM......

The accusation focuses on Goodling's meddling in a particular group of hires: entry-level attorneys working for acting or interim U.S. attorneys -- in other words, U.S.A.s who had not been confirmed by the Senate. The New York Times explains:

...when an interim United States attorney is in place, one who has not been confirmed by the Senate, he or she must seek the approval of officials at department headquarters [to hire attorneys], a rule that perhaps allowed Ms. Goodling to investigate the political backgrounds of the applicants.

As the Justice Department has underlined, if Goodling was checking to see if these applicants were Republicans before hiring them, that would be against the law.

An interesting note at the end of the post:

Note: The Wall Street Journal adds some insight into what the Justice Department deems newsworthy:

In mid-March, The Wall Street Journal sought information from the Justice Department on Ms. Goodling's role in the selection of [entry-level assistant U.S. attorneys]. The department turned down a request for expedited handling of the Journal's query, citing that it "does not believe the specific topic of your request is the subject of widespread and exceptional media interest."

DOJ Nightmare

TPM has a veritable potpourri of stories relating to the USAttornies firings today. This is getting deeper, and to borrow a phrase from TPMuckraker... muckier.

This is Scandalous

But, then what else would we expect from the DOJ.

Goodling Subpoenaed

The House Judiciary subpoenaed Monica Goodling and apparently has offered her immunity. This will be fun.