Friday, February 6, 2009 1:35 PM
Likely Justice Nominee Faces Ethics Hurdle
In a Feb. 5 story, the Los Angeles Times points out something that National Journal noted a few weeks ago. President Obama's likely leading candidate, Mark Gitenstein, to head the Justice Department office that oversees legal policy and judicial nominations, recently has been a lobbyist for several business clients, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and would require a waiver from the Obama administration's recently imposed ethics rules.
Gitenstein, the likely nominee to head the Office of Legal Policy, worked as a lobbyist for the chamber between 2000 and 2008, helping his firm earn more than $6 million in fees, according to federal lobbying records. Here's the LA Times story.
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Benjamin Cole
Saturday, March 5, 2011
President Obama's likely leading candidate, Mark Gitenstein, to head the Justice Department office that oversees legal policy and judicial nominations, recently has been a lobbyist for several business clients, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and would require a waiver from the Obama administration's recently imposed ethics rules. Redirect Virus
Mike Jones
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Gitenstein, the likely nominee to head the Office of Legal Policy, worked as a lobbyist for the chamber between 2000 and 2008, helping his firm earn more than $6 million in fees, according to federal lobbying records. Mike @ excessive sweating and how to stop excessive sweating
Josh Glasstetter
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Anyone following this story should be sure to check out this endorsement of Gitenstein by Larry Tribe, Abner Mikva, Walter Dellinger, and Chris Schroeder: http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=11402
Here’s how their recent letter to President Obama begins:
Recent news reports indicate that you are considering nominating Mark Gitenstein to head the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice. At the same time, these reports have raised questions about whether his nomination would be consistent with your administration's ethics policies. The questions that have been raised are without foundation. Should you decide to appoint Mark, your Administration and the country as a whole will be extremely well served by an individual who shares your high ethical standards, who is committed to the same values as you, and who is extremely well qualified for this position.