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This ABC piece on the US attorneys case mentions something I'd heard, that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been an enthusiastic backer of deputy attorney general Paul McNulty, for instance, in meeting with editorial boards in 2005 when McNulty was nominated to the job. Why Schumer was reportedly so positive about McNulty, who served as a staff member of the House judiciary committee, would be interesting to understand. What was McNulty's reputation as a Hill staffer, and in what capacity would Schumer have had close dealings with him?
Update: Reader SC writes, "McNulty was Republican/majority counsel and spokesman on the House judiciary committee when Schumer was a high ranking minority Democrat on it, in the 90's ... Perhaps they were friendly/respectful adversaries."