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=<div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Iglesias(attorney)" title="David Iglesias (attorney)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">David Iglesias</a> (R) believes he was removed from office at the behest of two NM Republican congressmen when he refused to prosecute state Democratic senators before the November 2006 election.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-71" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[71]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_V.Ryan" title="Kevin V. Ryan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Kevin Ryan</a> (R) Though described as "loyal to the Bush administration," he was allegedly fired for the possible controversy that negative job performance evaluations might cause if they were released.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-72" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[72]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McKay(attorney)" title="John McKay (attorney)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">John McKay</a> (R) Was given a positive job evaluation 7 months before he was fired. After a close WA governor's race resulted in a Democratic victory, local Republicans criticized McKay for not investigating allegations of voter fraud.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-73" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[73]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_K.Charlton" title="Paul K. Charlton" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Paul K. Charlton</a> (R) Was given a positive job performance evaluation before he was dismissed. He may have been fired because he had started a corruption investigation about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Renzi" title="Rick Renzi" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Rick Renzi</a> (R) AR.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-74" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[74]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Lam" title="Carol Lam" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Carol Lam</a> (R) oversaw the Rep. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy%22Duke%22_Cunningham" title="Randy " duke="Duke" cunningham="Cunningham" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Randy "Duke" Cunningham</a> military contracting corruption case. Congressman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Issa" title="Darrell Issa" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Darrell Issa</a> complained (falsely) that Lam was not prosecuting illegal border crossings aggressively enough.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-75" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[75]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bogden" title="Daniel Bogden" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Daniel Bogden</a> (R) was dismissed after 17 years because of a vague sense that a "stronger leader" was needed. His loyalty to President Bush was questioned by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Sampson" title="Kyle Sampson" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Kyle Sampson</a>(R) Chief of Staff and Counselor to Attorney General <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" title="Alberto Gonzales" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Alberto Gonzales</a>(R).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-76" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[76]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Chiara" title="Margaret Chiara" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Margaret Chiara</a>(R) Was given a positive job evaluation in 2005, and told she was being removed to "make way" for another individual.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-77" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[77]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Graves" title="Todd Graves" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Todd Graves</a> (R) had been pressed to bring a civil suit against Missouri Secretary of State <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Carnahan" title="Robin Carnahan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Robin Carnahan</a>, (D) for allegedly failing to crack down on voting fraud.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-78" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[78]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins" title="Bud Cummins" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Bud Cummins</a> (R) allegedly was asked to leave so <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Griffin" title="Timothy Griffin" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Timothy Griffin</a>, an aide to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove" title="Karl Rove" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Karl Rove</a>, could have his job.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-Johnson20070206-79" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">[79]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M.DiBiagio" title="Thomas M. DiBiagio" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Thomas M. DiBiagio</a> (R) believes he was asked to step down due to his corruption investigations into the administration of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-80" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[80]</a></div><div>
</div><div></div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Griffin" title="Timothy Griffin" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Timothy Griffin</a>, the interim attorney for Eastern Arkansas, announced in February 2007 that he would not seek a presidential nomination. In early February, Deputy Attorney General McNulty had testified that a vacancy was specifically created for Griffin by dismissing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins" title="Bud Cummins" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Bud Cummins</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-153" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[153]</a> Griffin said that he did not believe he would get a "fair consideration" from the Senate.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-154" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[154]</a>Interim U.S. Attorneys appointed under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act Re-authorization were not term limited. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Griffin" title="Timothy Griffin" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Timothy Griffin</a>'s continuing term was challenged in court, but Judge G. Thomas Eisele rejected the challenge, finding that Griffin held the position under the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act" title="USA PATRIOT Act" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">USA PATRIOT Act</a> provision that allowed unlimited-term appointments.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-155" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[155]</a> Under the previous law, Griffin's term would have been limited to 120 days, which would have expired in mid-April 2007. Legislation restoring the term limits to interim U.S. Attorneys (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:SN00214:" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); padding-right: 13px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url(data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%2210%22%20height%3D%2210%22%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate%28-826.429%20-698.791%29%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%225.982%22%20height%3D%225.982%22%20x%3D%22826.929%22%20y%3D%22702.309%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20stroke%3D%22%2306c%22%2F%3E%3Cg%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M831.194%20698.791h5.234v5.391l-1.571%201.545-1.31-1.31-2.725%202.725-2.689-2.689%202.808-2.808-1.311-1.311z%22%20fill%3D%22%2306f%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M835.424%20699.795l.022%204.885-1.817-1.817-2.881%202.881-1.228-1.228%202.881-2.881-1.851-1.851z%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E) 100% 50%;">S214</a>) also limits the terms of those interim U.S. Attorneys appointed under the Patriot Act Reauthorization to 120 days from the time of enactment of the legislation, which was June 14, 2007.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy#cite_note-LOC-THOMAS-S214-Text-156" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[156]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy#cite_note-GPO-S214-text-157" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[157]</a></div><div>===
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<ol class="references"><li value="16" id="cite_note-16">Harry Earnest "Bud" Cummins III (born August 6, 1959)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-1">[1]</a> is a former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a> of five years in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">Eastern District of Arkansas</a>.

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#Career">1 Career</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#Controversy_over_dismissal">2 Controversy over dismissal</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#Investigations">3 Investigations</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#References">4 References</a></li></ul>

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<h2>Career</h2>

Cummins was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid,Oklahoma" title="Enid, Oklahoma">Enid, Oklahoma</a>. After graduating from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">University of Arkansas</a>, he eventually moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock,Arkansas" title="Little Rock, Arkansas">Little Rock, Arkansas</a>, working for a time in various management roles in the construction business. In 1989, Cummins obtained a law degree from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H.Bowen_School_of_Law" title="William H. Bowen School of Law">William H. Bowen School of Law</a>, known then as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UALR_School_of_Law" title="UALR School of Law" class="mw-redirect">UALR School of Law</a>. Subsequently, he served as a law clerk for United States Magistrate Judge <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_F.Forster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John F. Forster (page does not exist)">John F. Forster</a>, Jr., and later was clerk to Chief United States District Judge <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_M._Reasoner" title="Stephen M. Reasoner">Stephen M. Reasoner</a>. After his federal clerkships, he set up a private law practice.

In 1996 he ran as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" title="United States Republican Party" class="mw-redirect">Republican</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.Congress" title="U.S. Congress" class="mw-redirect">Congress</a>, losing roughly 52 percent to 48 percent, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" title="United States Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect">Democrat</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Snyder" title="Vic Snyder">Vic Snyder</a>. He later served as Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>'s Chief Legal Counsel. In 2001, President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W.Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> nominated Cummins as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">United States Attorney</a> for the Eastern District of Arkansas,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-2">[2]</a> where he served until 2006.

<h2>Controversy over dismissal</h2>

<div role="note" class="hatnote relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S._attorneys_controversy" title="Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy">Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy</a></div>

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<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy_timeline" title="Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy timeline">Timeline</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissed_U.S.attorneys_summary" title="Dismissed U.S. attorneys summary">Summary of attorneys</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy_documents" title="Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy documents">Documents</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_U.S.attorneys_controversy_hearings" title="Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings">Congressional hearings</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Dismissed_attorneys_table" title="Template:Dismissed attorneys table">List of dismissed attorneys</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dismissal_of_United_States_Attorneys_controversy" title="Category:Dismissal of United States Attorneys controversy">Complete list of related articles</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_F.Fielding" title="Fred F. Fielding">Fred F. Fielding</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Counsel" title="White House Counsel">White House Counsel</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_K.Kelley" title="William K. Kelley">William K. Kelley</a>, Deputy White House Counsel</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Moschella" title="William Moschella">William Moschella</a>, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Tolman" title="Brett Tolman">Brett Tolman</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Utah" title="United States District Court for the District of Utah">District of Utah</a>, former counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beth_Buchanan" title="Mary Beth Buchanan">Mary Beth Buchanan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">Western District of Pennsylvania</a>, former Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys from 2004 to 2005</li></ul>

</td></tr><tr><th>Involved administration officials who resigned</th></tr><tr><td>

<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" title="Alberto Gonzales">Alberto Gonzales</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a>, former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Counsel" title="White House Counsel">White House Counsel</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Sampson" title="Kyle Sampson">Kyle Sampson</a>, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_A.Battle" title="Michael A. Battle">Michael A. Battle</a>, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elston" title="Michael Elston">Michael Elston</a>, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Goodling" title="Monica Goodling">Monica Goodling</a>, Justice Department's liaison to the White House</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W.Mercer" title="William W. Mercer">William W. Mercer</a>, U.S. Attorney, Acting Associate Attorney General (retains position as U.S. Attorney in Montana)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Taylor" title="Sara Taylor">Sara Taylor</a>, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McNulty" title="Paul McNulty">Paul McNulty</a>, Deputy Attorney General</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Miers" title="Harriet Miers">Harriet Miers</a>, former White House Counsel (resigned prior to publicity surrounding the controversy, effective January 31, 2007)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove" title="Karl Rove">Karl Rove</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Deputy_Chief_of_Staff" title="White House Deputy Chief of Staff">White House Deputy Chief of Staff</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Schlozman" title="Bradley Schlozman">Bradley Schlozman</a>, Director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Office_for_United_States_Attorneys#Executive_Office_for_United_States_Attorneys" title="Executive Office for United States Attorneys" class="mw-redirect">Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys</a>; former Acting Assistant Attorney General for, and later Principal Deputy Attorney General for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice_Civil_Rights_Division" title="United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division">Civil Rights Division</a>; former interim <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a> for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">Western District of Missouri</a></li></ul>

</td></tr><tr><th><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_the_Judiciary" title="United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary">U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary</a>

110th Congress</th></tr><tr><td>

<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy">Patrick Leahy</a>, Chair <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party%28United_States%29" title="Democratic Party (United States)">(D)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a>, Ranking member, former Chair <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">(R)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a>, Chair: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Judiciary_Subcommittee_on_Administrative_Oversight_and_the_Courts" title="United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts" class="mw-redirect">Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" title="Democratic Party (United States)">(D)</a></li></ul>

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110th Congress</th></tr><tr><td>

<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Conyers" title="John Conyers">John Conyers</a>, Chair <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party%28United_States%29" title="Democratic Party (United States)">(D)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_S.Smith" title="Lamar S. Smith">Lamar Smith</a>, Ranking member <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party%28United_States%29" title="Republican Party (United States)">(R)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Linda Sánchez">Linda Sánchez</a>, Chair: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Judiciary_Subcommittee_on_Commercial_and_Administrative_Law" title="United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law">Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party%28United_States%29" title="Democratic Party (United States)">(D)</a></li></ul>

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Cummins received national attention when he was dismissed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Attorney_General" title="US Attorney General" class="mw-redirect">US Attorney General</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" title="Alberto Gonzales">Alberto Gonzales</a> despite having received positive job reviews.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Cummins was informed in June 2006 that his resignation would be desired, and as part of the transition, his replacement, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Griffin" title="Tim Griffin">Tim Griffin</a>, worked for Cummins' office as a special assistant United States attorney from September 2006 onward.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-WashingtonPost20070323-4">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-USNewstimeline-6">[6]</a> Cummins resigned effective December 20, 2006. He has been called "one of the most distinguished lawyers in Arkansas".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

Early in the Congressional investigations of the firings, Deputy Attorney General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McNulty" title="Paul McNulty">Paul McNulty</a> testified that Cummins was removed for no reason except to install a former aide to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove" title="Karl Rove">Karl Rove</a>: 37-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Griffin" title="Timothy Griffin" class="mw-redirect">Timothy Griffin</a>, a former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> opposition research director.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-NYTimes2009-08-11-9">[9]</a> Cummins, apparently, "was ousted after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Miers" title="Harriet E. Miers" class="mw-redirect">Harriet E. Miers</a>, the former White House counsel, intervened on behalf of Griffin."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-10">[10]</a>

In fact, White House emails uncovered during investigations showed that

Griffin laid the groundwork for the dismissal of Cummins, telling staff

members in the White House that Cummins was widely seen by members of

the Arkansas bar as "lazy" and "ineffective." <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Taylor" title="Sara Taylor">Sara Taylor</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Scott_Jennings" title="J. Scott Jennings">Scott Jennings</a>

later testified that they believed Cummins to be a subpar incumbent,

based solely on statements made by Griffin. Cummins told the Senate

Judiciary Committee "that Mike Elston, the deputy attorney general's top

aide, threatened him with retaliation in a phone call [in February

2007] if he went public."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Emails show that Cummins passed on the warning to some of the other Attorneys who were fired.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-12">[12]</a>

Reportedly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Goodling" title="Monica Goodling">Monica Goodling</a>, who formerly worked for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Griffin" title="Tim Griffin">Tim Griffin</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a>,

"took a leading role in making sure that Tim Griffin, a protege of

presidential adviser Karl Rove, replaced H.E. "Bud" Cummins as the U.S.

attorney in Arkansas. Documents released to Congress include

communications between Goodling and Scott Jennings, Rove's deputy."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-McClatchy0326-13">[13]</a>

Cummins answered a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Judiciary_Committee" title="House Judiciary Committee" class="mw-redirect">House Judiciary Committee</a> interrogatory about the experience:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-14">[14]</a>

<table class="cquote" role="presentation" style="margin:auto; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; background-color: transparent; width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: top; border: medium none; color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 0.6em; text-align: left; padding: 10px;">“</td><td style="vertical-align: top; border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">...On

the other hand, as long as the President who appointed you was in

office, there was no precedent for removal of you absent misconduct even

after the four year mark came and went. Dismissal for misconduct had

occurred in a very few cases of obvious misconduct, i.e. political

activities within the office, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault" title="Assault">assaulting</a> a woman, etc. Of course, many USA’s leave short of two terms to become judges or return to private practice.</td><td style="width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; border: medium none; color: rgb(178, 183, 242); font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 0.6em; text-align: right; padding: 10px;">”</td></tr></tbody></table>

<h2>Investigations</h2>

Cummins had been investigating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Blunt" title="Matt Blunt">Matt Blunt</a>'s

Administration in regard to allegations that certain individuals that

worked for Blunt had violated the law in the awarding of fee offices."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-15">[15]</a>

On October 4, 2006, Cummins himself announced that the investigation

had concluded and that no charges were filed against anyone. "Cummins'

statement at the time included a specific reference to Blunt, which he

acknowledged was unusual, but was consistent with department policies

and justified in light of leaks and erroneous reporting. The statement

made clear that 'at no time was Governor Blunt a target, subject, or

witness in the investigation, nor was he implicated in any allegation

being investigated. Any allegations or inferences to the contrary are

uninformed and erroneous.'" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Cummins#cite_note-16">[16]</a>

Cummins has stated on more than one occasion that he does not believe

the Missouri investigation had anything to do with his dismissal.

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