Justice Dept. Reviewing Request to Name Special Prosecutor to Probe White House Job Offer to Sestak – don’t hold your breath
Sestak says the White House wanted him to drop his Democratic Senate primary challenge to incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter.
By Fred Lucas at CNSNews.com
It is up to Attorney General Eric Holder to name a special prosecutor to investigate potential crimes stemming from the White House’s alleged job offer to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.). Sestak says the White House wanted him to drop his Democratic Senate primary challenge to incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, requested that Holder name a prosecutor to investigate at least three potential crimes – attempted bribery, attempt by a public official to interfere with an election and the promise of government employment in exchange for political activity.
In his letter to Holder Wednesday, Issa noted that the White House Counsel’s Office has not responded to two previous inquiries in March, which he said is unusual.
“This White House has a long track record of mounting a considerable defense when it believes it has a basis for one,” Issa wrote. “Here, their silence is virtually an admission that they do not quarrel with Rep. Sestak’s account. The White House’s unwillingness to clearly and emphatically deny Rep. Sestak’s allegation of criminal conduct leads me to conclude that this account is accurate, reliable and truthful.”
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