Brett Tolman Becomes Lightenting Rod (Rod Decker)

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A fight's brewing between Utah Democrats and Republicans over the U.S. Attorney for Utah.

Usually when parties change power in the White House, United States attorneys change too but Utah Republicans, led by Senator Orrin Hatch Say Brett Tolman has done an excellent job and both Utah and justice will be served if he stays where he is.

Wednesday Tolman announced he will bring two felony charges against Tim Decristopher, who’s accused of ruining a Bureau of Land Management oil lease auction last year but placing millions in fake bids.
The Decristopher [sic] case is one reason Democrats are agitating for a new, Democratic United States attorney for Utah. They think a Democrat would be less punitive toward Dechristopher.
“Maybe saner minds will prevail,” says state Democratic chair Wayne Holland. “There ought to be some plea deal out of that.”

Jim Matheson, Utah’s only Democrat in congress has interviewed people who want the job but President Obama is moving slowly and no one knows when he’ll make a decision about Utah Read on...
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