Wheeler argues Blanche's alleged involvement compromises supervision
Marcy WheelerIndependent journalist, writing her own analysis at emptywheel
Wheeler argues that Blanche's alleged participation creates a conflict for DOJ leadership in supervising a potential criminal inquiry. She reads Perry's certification demand as testing that problem.
“Blanche’s participation in that October 7 meeting disclosed today by DePodesta means there’s no one who can do so.”
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Other statements by Marcy Wheeler in this case
- Wheeler calls DOJ's response to Perry contemptuousEarlier: Condemned
- Wheeler says DePodesta's allegations challenge the account of outside contactsSame day: Condemned
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Former Chicago FBI chief Douglas DePodesta sues U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, alleging he was blamed for the Broadview Six collapse; judge orders Boutros to testify
Former FBI Chicago chief Douglas DePodesta alleges U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros falsely blamed him for the collapse of the Broadview Six prosecution, forcing him out. The same day, Judge April Perry ordered Boutros to testify about his statements to her court.
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Wheeler offers her own inference about conflicts in supervision. Her analytical paraphrases are separate from Perry's actual words.
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Perry requires information about leaders' exposure to evidence and any basis for their continued supervision.
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The selected sentence is Wheeler's inference about who could supervise, rather than a ruling that all DOJ officials are disqualified.
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Why this label?
She condemns what she views as conflicted supervision of the misconduct inquiry.
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