Here's a shock

These guys in the administration are such crooks. Why should the children of this Nation obey any law at all. Even the people who are supposed to uphold the law are crooks.
Courtesy of the Washington Post.

DOJ Investigates if Gonzales Tried to Influence Aide's Testimony

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; 1:50 PM

The Justice Department is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sought to influence the testimony of a departing senior aide during a March meeting in Gonzales's office, according to correspondence released today.
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"This is to confirm that the scope of our investigation does include this matter," wrote Glenn A. Fine, the inspector general, and H. Marshall Jarrett, counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility.

The disclosure could represent a serious legal threat to the embattled attorney general. Fine's office is empowered to refer matters for criminal prosecution if warranted.

The revelation also broadens the publicly known contours of the internal Justice Department investigation, which is examining the removal of the prosecutors as well as whether any laws or policies were violated in the hiring of career prosecutors, immigration judges and others.

In a May 23 appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Goodling testified that Gonzales had laid out his general recollection of events surrounding the prosecutor dismissals during a meeting between the two in March, as Goodling was preparing to leave the department. Gonzales asked whether Goodling "had any reaction to his iteration," and she said the conversation made her "a little uncomfortable" because of ongoing investigations into the issue, according to her testimony.

"I didn't know that it was maybe appropriate for us to talk about that at that point, and so I just didn't," Goodling testified. "As far as I can remember, I just didn't respond."

Gonzales has said in a statement that he "never attempted to influence or shape the testimony or public statements of any witness," including Goodling, and that his comments "were intended only to comfort her in a very difficult period of her life."

The meeting occurred several days after OPR had begun its probe into the U.S. attorney firings on March 14. Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee in April that he had not talked to any potential witnesses about the firings "because of the fact that I haven't wanted to interfere with this investigation and department investigations."
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The Justice Department did not have an immediate comment on today's development.

Another shock. I'm actually surprised that they let this info. out at all. It may be a ruse to make us think they actually have some internal integrity at the DOJ. The worst part of all of this is that anybody with any sense at all knows these creeps are always trying to influence things behind the scenes.
I must agree with the Administration in one respect, much of this is political theater. I'm far from convinced that the Waxman, Specter and Leahy really will follow through on their side with the subpoenas. Maybe the internal DOJ investigation will make better headway? Not likely.
All this crap is enough to give an Atheist religion.
I actually find myself thinking about praying that I am wrong. I really hope I am, but experience tells me to be wary.

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