Rachel Paulose Makes Page One of the New York Times

The New York Times today went deep on the tale of Rachel Paulose’s appointment and tenure as U.S attorney for Minnesota. Regular readers won’t find much here that they haven’t seen before. But it can’t be good for Paulose to find herself identified (and on page one of the Times no less) as the personification of the legacy of Alberto Gonzalez-ism faced by Attorney General Michael Mukasey on his third day in office.Paulose has been in a bunker for some time, cut off from contact with most of her subordinates, spending many days out of the office, and declining all interviews except with the friendliest of reporters. But I was impressed that she declined to defend herself even to the New York Times. I wrote in October that there were signs she was entering her final days. I’ll see if I can turn up any new information and work on a piece trying to put the case into perspective.