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Taylor accused of unfair dismissal |
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Written by Staff Writer
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Jun 14, 2007 at 02:30 PM |
Earlier this year Ms. Taylor, then White House political director, had helped an administration colleague named Tim Griffin land the prestigious post of US attorney for eastern Arkansas. Trouble was, the job hadn't just been sitting open. To replace Mr. Griffin, the Bush team had fired the previous prosecutor in the position – Bud Cummins, a former chief counsel to the state's Republican governor.
E-mails released this week make it clear that Taylor was particularly active in regard to the Arkansas attorney position. Lengthy exchanges document her efforts to bolster the prosecutorial credentials of Griffin, trying to counter media depictions that focused on his ties to Mr. Rove.
As for the ousted prosecutor Cummins, in the same e-mail Taylor complains that Justice officials "refuse to say Bud is lazy – which is why we got rid of him in the first place." |
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