The first reason the Department of Justice gave for firing 7 US Attorneys, including San Diego’s own Carol Lam, was that they had performance issues. A new attorney was appointed last March in Minneapolis just lost three of her top aides citing management issues.
Rachel Paulose was nominated in December after the former US Attorney in Minneapolis resigned last February. As the youngest US attorney currently in place, the 33 year old Paulose was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in January:
“It would have been a shame to see such a capable, experienced nominee fail to get a chance for confirmation, and I am very excited we were able to get her nomination through the Senate before adjournment,” [Sen. Norm] Coleman said a news release.
At her official installation (almost a year after being appointed “interim US Attorney”), Ms. Paulose hosted a professional photographer, a color guard and a choir. She paid for most of the ceremony out of her own pocket and said that the total cost incurred on taxpayers was $225.
In a kind of ironic move, three of the top lawyers at her office resigned yesterday. They cited her “dictatorial management style and general lack of management experience.” She also, allegedly, has a habit of quoting bible verses around the office.
This should send a message to Washington that there are actually some attorneys that need to be fired. The people who resigned were all respectable and upstanding and this kind of coordination shows that Ms. Paulose probably has some issues. The Department of Justice should investigate further.
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