Appearing before the Senate Hearings on the firings/resignations of 8 US attorneys...
Kyle Sampson suddenly appeared with little flourish or warning at an ominously red cloth covered table. He was completely alone and sitting bolt upright. He looked like he was made of stone and about to start sweating blood and bullets. You could imagine hearing the sound of his ventral orifice screwing shut like an iris valve used in camera in innumerable horror movies...
Reportedly, Mr. Sampson testified that the firings were "benign" and had been discussed years before. Apparently, Mr. Gonzales was aware of this according to the now-former top aide. URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fired_prosecutors.
And what revelations will the Monica Goodling testimony bring? Probably nothing...as her attorneys have said she will invoke her fifth amendment rights.
The suggestion here might be that Mr. Sampson resigned prior to the hearings so as to have appeared as not resigning in disgrace. It is extraordinary and unprecedented (we have heard - still fact checking this) for a DOJ official (Ms. Goodling) to take the fifth amendment when asked for sworn testimony. Is her license in jeopardy - she will have to reportedly report this to the bar association?
Updated: 4/9/07
Monica Goodling has indeed resigned her WH liaison DOJ post. John Conyers is still pursuing her for answers despite her invoking the fifth. URL: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/despite-resignation-conyers-still-wants-goodling-to-testify-2007-04-06.html. We don't see the resignation as a good sign...was she intimidated into resigning and invoking the fifth? What is the missing information here? Conyers appears to be right in pursuing the answers. Now that she is no longer part of the staff, we believe that she cannot be impeached. However, will she take immunity to give her side of the story?
Will Mr. Gonzalez choose to resign before giving testimony?
Sigh...wake up and smell the skatole.
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