Today in Attorneygate!
Karl Rove did play a role in the firings/hirings, after all... meaning that Kyle Sampson LIED to Congress last month when he wrote, "The Department is not aware of Karl Rove playing any role in the decision to appoint [Karl Rove's former aide Timothy] Griffin." An e-mail found in a document dump written by Sampson to Christopher Oprison, associate counsel to the President, said that Griffin's appointment was "important to Harriet, Karl, etc."
Gonzales also LIED to Congress when he claimed to have played no role in the attorney firings, according to Sampson's testimony today. Gone-zo was present at "at least five" discussions regarding the firings.
Sampson also admitted to calling Dan Dzwilewski, the head of the FBI office in San Diego, to complain about Dzwilewski's comments regarding Carol Lam's removal, inquiring as to why an FBI officer would comment on such a removal. Apparently, Dzwilewski felt that her ouster would hurt the prosecution of ongoing cases. (The White House cannot remove an attorney if that removal would hinder such prosecutions.) During this section of testimony, Sen. Dianne Feinstein questions Sampson on the "Lam was bad on immigration" issue, debunking it with the aforementioned letter from US Customs and Border Protection.
Sampson also refused to tell Congress whether or not he had discussed firing Patrick Fitzgerald with Karl Rove. You'd think, had no such conversation taken place, that Sampson would have no problem denying such conversations.
It is time for Alberto Gonzales and Karl Rove, at minimum, to testify under oath regarding this scandal. The White House is getting impatient with Gonzales (he's not scheduled to testify until April 17th) because the perpetuation of this scandal only serves to hurt the Bushies in the court of public opinion. Sixty percent of Americans approve of Congress holding these hearings - and over half of those Americans want to see more hearings!
Senate conservatives also attempted a procedural move to shut down the hearings in the midst of Sampson's testimony; this ploy didn't work for very long.
Two lawyers from NYU's law school explain the myth of voter fraud in an op-ed in the Washington Post.
Finally, the National Review is actually calling for Gonzales to resign! This, of course, has not stopped the Oxycontin freak from claiming that it's the "white liberal racists" that want to oust Gonzales.
Gonzales also LIED to Congress when he claimed to have played no role in the attorney firings, according to Sampson's testimony today. Gone-zo was present at "at least five" discussions regarding the firings.
Sampson also admitted to calling Dan Dzwilewski, the head of the FBI office in San Diego, to complain about Dzwilewski's comments regarding Carol Lam's removal, inquiring as to why an FBI officer would comment on such a removal. Apparently, Dzwilewski felt that her ouster would hurt the prosecution of ongoing cases. (The White House cannot remove an attorney if that removal would hinder such prosecutions.) During this section of testimony, Sen. Dianne Feinstein questions Sampson on the "Lam was bad on immigration" issue, debunking it with the aforementioned letter from US Customs and Border Protection.
Sampson also refused to tell Congress whether or not he had discussed firing Patrick Fitzgerald with Karl Rove. You'd think, had no such conversation taken place, that Sampson would have no problem denying such conversations.
It is time for Alberto Gonzales and Karl Rove, at minimum, to testify under oath regarding this scandal. The White House is getting impatient with Gonzales (he's not scheduled to testify until April 17th) because the perpetuation of this scandal only serves to hurt the Bushies in the court of public opinion. Sixty percent of Americans approve of Congress holding these hearings - and over half of those Americans want to see more hearings!
Senate conservatives also attempted a procedural move to shut down the hearings in the midst of Sampson's testimony; this ploy didn't work for very long.
Two lawyers from NYU's law school explain the myth of voter fraud in an op-ed in the Washington Post.
Finally, the National Review is actually calling for Gonzales to resign! This, of course, has not stopped the Oxycontin freak from claiming that it's the "white liberal racists" that want to oust Gonzales.
posted by Minister of Propaganda @ 3/29/2007 05:40:00 PM
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