Will U.S. Attorney George Holding (a Republican appointee) be allowed to finish the investigations of Mike Easley and John Edwards before he is replaced by Obama/Hagan nominee Thomas Walker? The Obama administration won’t say, and common sense tells you that’s an indication of what’s up. Joe Sinsheimer offers this to the News & Observer:
Joe Sinsheimer, a Democratic consultant and government watchdog who has followed the Easley and Edwards probes, said it’s too soon to say whether the move will be an acceptable one.
“Look, no one is trying to save Mike Easley or John Edwards here,” Sinsheimer said. “What they don’t want, I believe, and what there is great fear about in Eastern North Carolina is that the current Easley investigation will spread to other areas.”
You’ll find Don Carrington’s investigative work on the Easley story here.
