Gonzales's Ex-Aide Sampson Denies Withholding Info

[sabra]

http://cbs5.com/topstories/topstories_story_076132714.html

Gonzales's Ex-Aide Sampson Denies Withholding Info

(AP) WASHINGTON Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former chief aide denies he purposefully withheld information from Justice Department officials who misled Congress about the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

Gonzales has acknowledged that his department mishandled the dismissals of the U.S. attorneys and did not tell Congress the whole story about the firings. The attorney general, who is under pressure to resign, has said he ultimately is to blame for the mistakes, but stands behind the firings, which Democrats allege were politically motivated.

Kyle Sampson, who quit last week as Gonzales' chief of staff, said in a statement from his lawyer that he did not step down "because he had misled anyone at the Justice Department or withheld information concerning the replacement of the U.S. attorneys.

"He resigned because, as chief of staff, he felt he had let the attorney general down in failing to appreciate the need for and organize a more effective response to the unfounded accusations that the replacements were improper," according to the statement from attorney Brad Berenson.

[annabanana]

1. Hey Kyle!. . . . You want a little vodka with that "twist?"

"failing to appreciate the need for and organize a more effective response to the unfounded accusations that the replacements were improper"

[ray of light]

2. ...

yeh, right. Ask Jesselyn Radack what she thinks! I doubt this former 'insider' in the PROA would agree with this person's statement. Read her book. She blew the lid on their illegal coverup and she paid the price. AND let's be frank...coverup, destroying documents, purging lawyers...they're all connected. AND this is a pattern of their behavior. I emphasize...read Jesselyn Radack's book and you'll hear the truth and the facts from a former ETHICS dept. advisor in the DOJ.

[rocktivity]

3. Well, shame on your for witholding information from Gonzalez, too!

:eyes:
rocknation

[NastyRiffraff]

4. Hmmm...looks like Kyle

has no intentions of being Gone-zo's sacrificial lamb. Keep on talkin'!

[annabanana]

5. Naw. . . He just didn't cover up good enough.. That's what he

apologized for. Kind of like Wilkerson apologizing for getting in the way of DeadEye's buckshot.

[MGKrebs]

7. That's exactly the way I read that.

[rodeodance]

6. Leahy will sic um!

[jazzjunkysue]

8. I think it was smart to avoid taking the blame: Saying he didn't do

the cover up. This is a smart media move, so the right wing hate media can't make up a story.

This makes sense at this time, before it all gets unpacked in hearings.

[brentspeak]

9. Not only is Sampson a Karl Rove wannabe, he even LOOKS like Rove

D.Kyle Sampson:



Karl Rove:

[msmcghee]

10. Sure that's not George Kastanza? n/t