Fox News reporter relayed dubious Justice Department assertion that recent U.S. attorney firings all based on "performance-related issues"

SUMMARY: Catherine Herridge uncritically repeated an assertion by Justice Department officials that seven U.S. attorneys were fired recently because of "performance-related issues." But in testimony before a Senate committee, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty conceded that performance played no role in at least one of those cases. Moreover, at least five reportedly received positive job reviews before being fired.

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