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March 23, 2007Gonzales' WhopperCan Attorney General Alberto Gonzales survive? Here's what AP reported on Friday night: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in an hourlong meeting last fall, according to documents released Friday that indicate he was more involved in the dismissals than he has claimed. Last week, Gonzales said he "was not involved in any discussions about what was going on" in the firings of eight prosecutors that has since led to a political firestorm and calls for his ouster. There, Gonzales signed off on the plan, which was drafted by his chief of staff, Kyle Sampson. Sampson resigned last week. Another Justice aide closely involved in the dismissals, White House liaison Monica Goodling, has also taken a leave of absence, two officials said. The five-step plan approved by Gonzales involved notifying Republican home-state senators of the impending dismissals, preparing for potential political upheaval, naming replacements and submitting them to the Senate for confirmation. Six of the eight prosecutors who were ultimately ordered to resign are named in the plan. So Gonzales says he was involved in no discussions about the firing of the US attorneys. Then documents show that he attended a meeting in which a plan was cooked up for dismissing the prosecutors. Sure seems like he was lying. Or is his memory as bad as Scooter Libby's? Now if every Bush official who told a false story had to leave office, this administration would be a ghost town. But this whopper should win Gonzales a ticket to Palookaville. If it doesn't, there will be one more indication his boss is detached from reality--and integrity. Posted by David Corn at March 23, 2007 11:52 PM |
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