Bill Clinton, summarily fired all 93 U.S. Attorneys on a single day, March 23, 1993. (1) (2)
Why the Clinton Administration initiated this unprecedented purge has never been adequately investigated. For the convenience of future historians, we offer here a full list of the 93 U.S. Attorneys whose resignations the Clinton administration demanded:- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (usdoj.gov) James Eldon Wilson (1987-1994), replaced by Charles R. Pitt (1994-present) (3)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (usdoj.gov) Jack W. Selden (1992-93), replaced by Claude Harris, Jr. (1993-94)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (usdoj.gov) J.B. Sessions, III (1981-1993), replaced by Edward Vulevich, Jr. (1993-95)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska (usdoj.gov) Wevley William Shea (1990-1993), replaced by Joseph W. Bottini (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona (usdoj.gov) Linda A. Akers (1990-1993), replaced by Daniel G. Knauss (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas (usdoj.gov) Charles A. Banks (1987-1993), replaced by Richard M. Pence, Jr. (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas (uscourts.gov) J. Michael Fitzhugh (1985-93), replaced by Paul K. Holmes, III (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (usdoj.gov)Terree A. Bowers (1992-94), replaced by Nora M. Manella (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California (usdoj.gov) George L. O'Connell (1991-93), replaced by Robert M. Twiss (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California (usdoj.gov) John A. Mendez (1992-93), replaced by Michael J. Yamaguchi (1993-present) (4)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California (usdoj.gov) William Braniff (1988-93), replaced by James W. Brannigan, Jr. (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado (usdoj.gov) Michael J. Norton (1988-93), replaced by James R. Allison (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut (usdoj.gov) Albert S. Dabrowski (1991-93), replaced by Christopher Droney (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware (usdoj.gov) William C. Carpenter (1985-93), replaced by Richard G. Andrews (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (usdoj.gov) Jay B. Stephens (1988-93), replaced by J. Ramsey Johnson (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida (usdoj.gov) Robert W. Genzman (1988-93), replaced by Douglas N. Frazier (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida (usdoj.gov) Kenneth W. Sukhia (1990-93), replaced by Gregory R. Miller (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (usdoj.gov) Roberto Martinez (1992-93), replaced by Kendall B. Coffey (1993-96)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia (usdoj.gov) Edgar William Ennis, Jr. (1988-93), replaced by Samuel A. Wilson, Jr. (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (usdoj.gov) Joe D. Whitley (1990-93), replaced by Gerrilyn G. Brill (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (usdoj.gov) Jay D. Gardner (1992-94), replaced by Harry D. Dixon, Jr. (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana IslandsFrederick A. Black (1991-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii (usdoj.gov) Daniel A. Bent (1983-93), replaced by Elliott Enoki (1993-94)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho (usdoj.gov) Maurice O. Ellsworth (1985-93), replaced by Patrick J. Molloy (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois (usdoj.gov) J. William Roberts (1986-93), replaced by Byron G. Cudmore (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois (usdoj.gov) Judge Fred L. Foreman (1990-93), replaced by Michael J. Shepard (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois (usdoj.gov) Frederick J. Hess (1982-93), replaced by Clifford J. Proud (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana (usdoj.gov) John F. Hoehner (1991-93), replaced by David A. Capp (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana (usdoj.gov) Deborah J. Daniels (1988-93), replaced by John J. Thar (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa (usdoj.gov) Charles W. Lawson (1986-93), replaced by Robert L. Teig (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa (usdoj.gov) Gene W. Shepard (1990-93), replaced by Don Carlos Nickerson (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas (usdoj.gov) Lee Thompson (1990-93), replaced by Jackie N. Williams (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky (usdoj.gov) Karen K. Caldwell (1991-94), replaced by Joseph L. Famularo (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky (usdoj.gov) Joseph M. Whittle (1986-93), replaced by Michael Troop (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana (usdoj.gov) Harry A. Rosenberg (1991-93), replaced by Robert J. Boitmann (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana (usdoj.gov) P. Raymond Lamonica (1986-94), replaced by L.J. Hymel (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana (usdoj.gov) Joseph S. Cage, Jr. (1981-93), replaced by William J. Flanagan (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine Richard S. Cohen (1981-1993), replaced by Jay P. McCloskey (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland (usdoj.gov) Richard D. Bennett (1991-93), replaced by Gary P. Jordan (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (usdoj.gov) Wayne A. Budd (1989-93), replaced by A. John Pappalardo (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (usdoj.gov) Stephen J. Markman (1989-93), replaced by Ross Parker (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan (usdoj.gov) John A. Smietanka (1981-94), replaced by Thomas J. Gezon (1994)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota (usdoj.gov) Thomas B. Heffelfinger (1991-93), replaced by Francis K. Hermann (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi (usdoj.gov) Robert Q. Whitwell (1985-93), replaced by Alfred E. Moreton, III (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (usdoj.gov) George L. Phillips (1980-94), replaced by Brad Pigott (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri (usdoj.gov) Stephen B. Higgins (1990-93), replaced by Edward L. Dowd, Jr. (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri (usdoj.gov) Jean Paul Bradshaw (1989-93), replaced by Michael A. Jones (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (usdoj.gov) Doris Swords Poppler (1990-93), replaced by Sherry S. Mateucci (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska (usdoj.gov) Ronald D. Lahners (1981-93), replaced by Thomas J. Monaghan (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada (usdoj.gov) Monte Stewart (1992-93), replaced by Kathryn Landreth (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire (usdoj.gov) Jeffrey R. Howard (1989-93), replaced by Peter E. Papps (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (usdoj.gov) Michael Chertoff (1990-94), replaced by Faith S. Hochberg (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico (usdoj.gov) Don J. Svet (1991-93), replaced by Larry Gomez (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (usdoj.gov) Mary Jo White (1992-93), replaced by Zachary W. Carter (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York (usdoj.gov) Gary L. Sharpe (1992-94), replaced by Thomas J. Maroney (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (usdoj.gov) Otto G. Obermaier (1989-93), replaced by Roger S. Hayes (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York (usdoj.gov) Dennis C. Vacco (1988-93), replaced by Patrick H. NeMoyer (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina (usdoj.gov) Margaret Person Currin (1988-93), replaced by James R. Dedrick (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina (uscourts.gov) Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. (1986-93), replaced by Benjamin H. White, Jr. (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (uscourts.gov) Thomas J. Ashcraft (1987-93), replaced by Jerry W. Miller (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota (usdoj.gov) Stephen D. Easton (1990-93), replaced by John T. Schneider (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (uscourts.gov) Joyce J. George (1989-93), replaced by Patrick J. Foley (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio D. Michael Crites (1986-93), replaced by Barbara L. Beran (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (usdoj.gov) John W. Haley, Jr. (1990-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma (usdoj.gov) Tony M. Graham (1987-93), replaced by Frederick L. Dunn, III (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma (usdoj.gov) Joe L. Heaton (1992-93), replaced by John E. Green (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon (usdoj.gov) Charles H. Turner (1982-93), replaced by Jack C. Wong (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (usdoj.gov) Michael M. Baylson (1988-93), replaced Michael J. Rotko (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (uscourts.gov) James J. West (1985-93), replaced by Wayne P. Samuelson (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (uscourts.gov) Thomas W. Corbett, Jr. (1989-93), replaced by Frederick W. Thieman (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico (uscourts.gov) Daniel F. Lopez-Romo (1982-93), replaced by Charles E.. Fitzwilliam (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (usdoj.gov) Lincoln C. Almond (1981-93), replaced by Edwin J. Gale (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina (usdoj.gov) John S. Simmons (1992-93), replaced by Margaret B. Seymour (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota (usdoj.gov) Kevin V. Schieffer (1991-93), replaced by Ted L. McBride (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee (uscourts.gov) Jerry G. Cunningham (1991-93), replaced by David G. Dake (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee (uscourts.gov) Ernest W. Williams (1991-94), replaced by John M. Roberts (1994-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee (uscourts.gov) Edward G. Bryant (1991-93), replaced by Daniel A. Clancy (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas (uscourts.gov) Robert J. Wortham (1981-93), replaced by Ruth Yeager (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas (uscourts.gov) Marvin L. Collins (1985-93), replaced by Richard H. Stephens (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas (uscourts.gov) Ronald G. Woods (1990-93), replaced by Lawrence D. Finer (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas (uscourts.gov) Ronald F. Ederer (1989-93), replaced by James H. DeAtley (1993-96)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah (uscourts.gov) David J. Jordan (1991-93), replaced by Richard D. Parry (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont (usdoj.gov) Charles A. Caruso (1991-93), replaced by Charles R. Tetzlaff (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands (usdoj.gov) Terry M. Halpern (1987-93), replaced by Hugh P. Mabe, III (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (usdoj.gov) Richard Cullen (1991-93), replaced by Kenneth E. Melson (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia (usdoj.gov) E. Montgomery Tucker (1990-93), replaced by Morgan E. Scott, Jr. (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington (usdoj.gov) William D. Hyslop (1991-93), replaced by Carroll D. Gray (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington (usdoj.gov) Michael D. McKay (1989-93), replaced by Susan L. Barnes (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia (uscourts.gov) William A. Kolibash (1981-93), replaced by William D. Wilmoth (1993-present)
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia (uscourts.gov) Michael W. Carey (1986-93), replaced by Charles T. Miller (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (usdoj.gov) John E. Fryatt (1988-93), replaced by Nathan A. Fischbach (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (usdoj.gov) Kevin C. Potter (1981-93), replaced by Grant C. Johnson (1993)
- U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming (uscourts.gov) Richard A. Stacy (1981-94), replaced by David D. Freudenthal (1994-present)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
July 29, 1993
The President nominated eight individuals to be U.S. Attorneys today:
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
, for the District of Columbia
Michael Joseph Yamaguchi for the Northern District of California
Randall K. Rathbun for the District of Kansas
Thomas Justin Monaghan for the District of Nebraska
Stephen Charles Lewis for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Vicki Miles-LaGrange for the Western District of Oklahoma
John W. Raley, Jr. for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
Frederick W. Theiman for the Western District of Pennsylvania
John Podesta's Best Friend At The DOJ Will Be In Charge Of The DOJ's Probe Into Huma Abedin Emails
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF "INJUSTICE"
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) began with the Judiciary ACT of 1789 which created a one man, part time Attorney General. It obviously has been changed many times since then and expanded to the point that it is now a huge government bureaucracy. Like all government bureaucracies its actions have been influenced at times by political ideology. However, I am not aware of it being referred to as the Department of Injustice until recent years. There has been a lot written and reported about the Department over the years including a book titled, Injustice by a former career DOJ attorney, J. Christopher Adams. In the book he documents how completely the DOJ became a partisan department under President Obama.
As I read about the DOJ under Eric Holder over the last few years I began to wonder how it became so politically and ideologically driven so quickly. As I researched the subject I discovered why it was able to become such an effective tool for the Obama Administration so quickly. It was because Bill Clinton staffed it with leadership and a deep base of left leaning ideologues during his two terms in office. He did that so he could use the DOJ to push his personal and political agenda items. Bill just did not do that as blatantly as President Obama has. I wrote about one way President Clinton did this last week in my article I Am Going to Put My Husband In Charge of the Economy. In that article I detail specifically how President Clinton used the DOJ to push his home ownership agenda and earn the DOJ its first references as the Department of Injustice. In addition to creating the housing bubble through new CRA rules, enforced by the DOJ, there were also the questionable last minute pardons that Eric Holder, the Assistant Attorney General at the time, wrote up and processed for President Clinton.
In addition to making sure the DOJ was staffed with as many partisan attorneys as he could during his two terms in office, President Clinton also authorized a big hiring push late in his second term. Most of these people managed to stay with the DOJ during President Bushs two terms because it is practically impossible to fire a U.S. Government employee. Additionally the Bush Administration had to deal with 9/11 happening only 7 months and 21 days after he was sworn in as President. Plus the long term effects of that tragedy as well as the long term effects on the U.S. economy of the housing bubble bust. Some of the Left leaning Ideologues that did leave the DOJ during the Bush Administration quickly returned when President Obama was sworn in and Eric Holder was appointed as the Attorney General. In addition to the Left leaning Ideologues that the new AG inherited, he immediately began to replace as many of the non-partisan career attorneys who worked there as he could with people that he could count on to go along with his and President Obamas efforts to fundamentally change America. This effort to replace people who he could not count on to be partisan especially applied to people in positions of authority. Non-partisan people that they could not immediately push out or replace were subjected to intimidation and harassment by other employees and supervisors.
With the appointment of Eric Holder as the (AG) the enforcement of President Obamas agenda items took off immediately and with an absolute indifference to the rule of law the DOJ is sworn to enforce and protect. This management ideology did not change with the appointment of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder. She proved that recently when she testified before Congress about the DOJs plans to try to silence climate change deniers by bringing charges against them using the Federal RICO statues! This is a deliberate attack on the 1st Amendment.
One of Eric Holders first specific, agenda driven acts as AG was to throw out the voter intimidation convictions against the Philadelphia Black Panthers. A veteran civil rights attorney who witnessed their blatant acts of intimidation outside a Philadelphia polling location stated on the record that it was the worst case of voter intimidation he had seen in his career. This act alone indicated how agenda driven this administration was going to be.