[free-sklyarov] Mueller and Ashcroft in Silicon Valley today

[Danny O'Brien]

Hmm:

On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 05:39:05PM -0400, Richard M. Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Looks like President Bush is going to have a political problem with the
> Sklyarov affair.  The case against Sklyarov is being spearheaded by the
> US Attorney's Office of the Northern District of California.  The
> director of this office is  Robert S. Mueller, President Bush's
> nomination to the head up the FBI.  Given the very questionable
> circumstances of the Sklyarov case, it certainly doesn't reflect very
> well on the US Attorney's Office and Mr. Mueller.
> 
 

And:

On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 12:34:36AM -0700, Christopher R. Maden wrote:
> Did anyone else notice this on cryptome.org?
> 
> <quote src="http://cryptome.org/usa-v-sklyarov.htm">
> 19 July 2001:
> The Department of Justice has sent out today an embargoed announcement of 
> US Attorney General John Ashcroft's appearance tomorrow in Mountain View, 
> CA, to speak on cybercrime:
> 
> -----
> Department of Justice
> For Planning Purposes Only - Not For Release                      AG
> July 19, 2001                                         (202) 616-2777
> www.usdoj.gov                                     TDD (202) 514-1888
>                                    In CA: Lani Miller, (703) 395-4484
> 
> Washinton, DC -- Attorney General John Ashcroft will visit Northern
> California tomorrow, Friday, July 20, to discuss cybercrime issues.
> 
> When:   11:115AM (Pacific Time), Friday, July 20
> 
> What:   Attorney General News Conference
>          Regarding Cybercrime
> 
> Where:  VeriSign Worldwide Headquarters
>          487 East Middlefield Road
>          Mountain View, CA
> </quote>
> 
> Does anyone know if this will be open to the public?

The CNN article at <http://www.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/07/18/fbi.mueller/>
[1] implies that Robert S. Mueller will be joining Ashcroft at this news
conference. His confirmation hearing is due on July 30.

Journalists based in Silicon Valley might like to kill two birds with one
stone, and quiz both of them on the Sklyarov case.

d.
[1]
        "Ashcroft said he would meet with Mueller on a trip Friday to San
        Francisco where Mueller is U.S. attorney for northern California."

        "Mueller is expected to join Ashcroft for a tour the same day of an
        unidentified Silicon Valley firm where the attorney general is
        scheduled to announce an electronic crime initiative."