Remove United States District Attorney Carmen Ortiz from office for overreach in the case of Aaron Swartz.

08 Jan 2015 • petitions.whitehouse.gov

Response to We the People Petitions on U.S. Attorney’s Office Personnel Matters

Aaron Swartz’s death was a tragic, unthinkable loss for his family and friends. Our sympathy continues to go out to those who were closest to him, and to the many others whose lives he touched.

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As to the specific personnel-related requests raised in your petitions, our response must be limited. Consistent with the terms we laid out when we began We the People, we will not address agency personnel matters in a petition response, because we do not believe this is the appropriate forum in which to do so.

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