Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Pat Fitzgerald Named Interim Chairman of AG Advisory Committee

Raw Story reports:
Patrick Fitzgerald, who as a special prosecutor investigated the Bush administration’s involvement in leaking former CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity to the press, has been appointed by the Obama administration, to a new position in the Justice Department with important new responsibilities.

Fitzgerald is currently the United States attorney in Chicago, where among other things he has overseen the investigation of impeached Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

The new appointment was disclosed in a little noticed story on the website, MainJustice.com.