In the aftermath of the surprise firing of U.S. Attorney Margaret M. Chiara, questions outnumber answers. Was she dismissed for political reasons? For poor performance? To make way for someone else? Western Michigan's legal community does not know what to think.
Michael H. Dettmer,a lawyer in Traverse City, Michigan, described Chiara as "a very competent manager." Asked about the assertion by Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty that Chiara's forced resignation stemmed from poor performance, Dettmer said, "It's not performance-related unless you're not performing as a puppet for the people in Washington in the Justice Department."
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