Editors' Blog Justice Department official Mike by Paul Kiel 05.17.07 | 6:14 pm Justice Department official Mike Elston, who suggested 5 of the 26 names of U.S. attorneys who were at one point considered for firing, now says that he never meant any of those to be fired. He was just passing some names along. Send Tips Paul Kiel is a former TPM reporter who covers covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica.