Prosecutor Purge: Can anyone tell the truth?

[maddezmom]

Can anyone tell the truth?
Two more Congressional Republicans have now called for the resignation of Alberto Gonzales, and Chuck Schumer says he's learned that the White House is having an "active and avid discussion" about whether the attorney general will have to go.

The problem for the White House: Gonzales isn't the only problem.

As we learn more about the process that led to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year, it has become increasingly clear that a whole host of Bush administration officials -- some at the Justice Department, some at the White House -- have seriously misrepresented what actually happened.

Some, like Principal Deputy Attorney General William Moschella, have done it under oath. At a March 6 hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers asked Moschella: "Was anyone at the White House consulted, or did they offer any input in compiling the list of U.S. attorneys to be terminated -- to the best of your knowledge?" Moschella's response: "The list was compiled at the Department of Justice." Conyers: "But was the White House consulted?" Moschella: "Well, eventually, because these are political appointees . . . we would -- which is unremarkable -- send the list to the White House and let them know." Later in the same hearing, Rep. Hank Johnson asked Moschella if it was possible that there had been other conversations about which he might not know. His response: "Well, Congressman, in preparation for this hearing, I did, I think, the appropriate amount of due diligence to collect the facts, and so while anything is possible, I believe I know."


more:http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/

[liberal hypnotist]

1. Just the plain truth would be refreshing.