Jamie Gorelick

Jamie Gorelick

Jamie S. Gorelick ( /ɡəˈrɛlɪk/; born May 6, 1950) is an American attorney, currently representing BP. She was Deputy Attorney General of the United States during the Clinton administration. She was appointed by former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to serve as a commissioner on the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, which sought to investigate the circumstances leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and also served as Vice Chairman of Fannie Mae. Results of an internal audit showing improper accounting within Fannie Mae is given as the reason for her resignation. Her involvement in many of the major tragedies and high-profile American scandals of the past two decades has led some in the press to dub her the "Mistress of Disaster." While at the US Department of Justice she authored the "Wall Memo" that prohibited open communications on terrorism within the FBI. Critics cite this action as one reason for lack of sharing intelligence prior to the 911 Attacks.