http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070329/pl_ ... utors_dc_5
This comes as a big suprise to everyone who has been asleep for the last 8 years...WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' claim he was not involved in discussions about the firing of federal prosecutors was inaccurate, his former chief of staff told Congress on Thursday.
Kyle Sampson also testified he shared information with key Justice Department colleagues about the dismissals of eight of the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys last year, despite complaints to the contrary by Gonzales.
"I never sought to conceal or withhold any material fact on this matter from anyone," Sampson, who helped orchestrate the dismissals, told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"Others in (the Justice) Department knew what I knew about the origins and timing of this enterprise," said Sampson, who Gonzales has largely blamed for the furor over the firings.
But Sampson conceded he failed to help organize a more effective department response to questions from Congress earlier this year.
Reminds me of a song....Schumer wrote:In the last seven weeks, we learned that Attorney General Gonzales was personally involved in the firing plan -- after being told that he wasn't.
We have learned that the White House was involved -- after being told that it wasn't," Schumer said. "We have learned that (senior White House adviser) Karl Rove was involved -- after being told that he wasn't.
Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't-
I've come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,
cut a little swathe and lead the people on.
