Breaking: Leahy breaks for recess at Sampson hearing due to rules re: Repulicans object?

[maddezmom]

Source: NBC

will try to find a link ASAP.

Edited with a link thanks to sabra.

GOP senator halts hearing on attorney firings
WASHINGTON - A Republican lawmaker used a rarely invoked Senate procedure to halt the testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ former chief of staff Thursday, NBC’s Mike Viquiera reported.

The move came just as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reconvened a hearing in which Kyle Sampson told the panel that Gonzales, his former boss, wrongly stated he was not involved in discussions about the firings of federal prosecutors.

"I don't think the attorney general's statement that he was not involved in any discussions of U.S. attorney removals was accurate," testified Kyle Sampson, who quit this month as Gonzales' top aide. "I remember discussing with him this process of asking certain U.S. attorneys to resign."



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17852146

[tsuki]

1. Was this a coordinated, preplanned attack by Republics?

[maddezmom]

2. the person on CSPAN just said it was due to a rule

about holding hearing while the Senate was in session and voting. Still looking for a link. Probably not a big deal if they are going to continue.

[SpunkMonkey]

5. Very doubtful.

Their (Republicans) best plan in this would be to let the hearings take their course and respond/ignore after the fact; coordinated damage control and distraction is what they do best. If they were to STOP these hearings they would look like obstructionists. I doubt they could do much to stop the hearing anyway. They may even be back in session after I hit

[sabra]

3. Hearings will continue after Senate session is over

[sabra]

4. more: GOP senator halts hearing on attorney firings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17852146/

WASHINGTON - A Republican lawmaker used a rarely invoked Senate procedure to halt the testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ former chief of staff Thursday, NBC’s Mike Viquiera reported.

The move came just as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reconvened a hearing in which Kyle Sampson told the panel that Gonzales, his former boss, wrongly stated he was not involved in discussions about the firings of federal prosecutors.

[kath]

10. Strange - the story that the link goes to now says NOTHING about the Repugs stopping the hearing.

[lies and propaganda]

6. these sorry fucks were told to pull thios out of their asses

just as soon as the shit started to hit the Karl Rove fan.

Hiding in plain fucking sight, live while youre watching.

I feel so goddamned punched in the gut.

[peaches2003]

8. Who was the Senator?

I swear I read this article twice and never saw where it was said who the Senator was?

[yellowcanine]

11. He apparently chose to remain anonymous. Real brave of him.

My money is on hatchet face.

[newscott]

7. Maybe they just want to stall this for Friday news dump time.

Bury the story, their only hope.

[merwin]

9. MSNBC homepage says the hearing has resumed after a brief interruption

by a GOP senator