Posted on 04/14/2009 3:05:51 PM PDT by dynachrome
Outgoing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said Monday he still believes he made the right call in prosecuting two then-Border Patrol agents convicted of covering up their shooting of an unarmed drug smuggler in the back.
In a wide-ranging interview since announcing last week that he is resigning April 19, Sutton also said he was voluntarily leaving the job he’s had for more than seven years — the top federal prosecutor of the San Antonio-based Western District of Texas.
Sutton, who was nominated to the post by President George W. Bush, said he is leaving for a legal job in the private sector, but would not disclose where. He said President Barack Obama had asked current U.S. attorneys to stay on until replacements were chosen.
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He may not have had Bush’s approval or even recommendation but Bush had the power to stop Sutton from going after R&C.
Bush also had the power to pardon the two men which he decided, against the overwhelming evidence and the demands of his own party, not to do.
Ping!
There is a saying that when Republicans are in power, criminals go to jail. When Democrats are in power, cops go to jail. Now, either party goes after cops.
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