Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>>>Again, there was absolutely nothing illegal about the firings.......The only aspect that is troubling is that it seems as though AG lied.<<<


Doesn't that beg an obvious question? Like......why would AG stumble all over himself with hopeless lies for weeks on end if nothing illegal took place? Why when asked about his involvement did he lie about it instead of saying...."Of course I was involved when 8 USA's are about to get dismissed"...?


Look at this...

"Gonzales has said he participated in no discussions and saw no memos about plans to carry out the firings on Dec. 7 that Democrats contend were politically motivated.

His schedule, however, shows he attended at least one hourlong meeting, on Nov. 27, where he approved a detailed plan to execute the prosecutors' firings."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070324/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fired_prosecutors



“I don’t think the attorney general’s statement that he was not involved in any discussions about U.S. attorney removals is accurate,” the former Gonzales aide, D. Kyle Sampson, said under questioning at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

“I don’t think it’s accurate,” Mr. Sampson repeated under questioning by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the panel’s ranking Republican.


“So,” Senator Specter went on, “he was involved in discussions, contrary to the statement he made in his news conference on March 13?”

“I believe — yes, sir,” Mr. Sampson replied."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/washington/29cnd-attorneys.html


How do you square this behavior with an attorney general who's being asked about routine (?) personnel adjustments?