WP: Accounts of Prosecutors' Dismissals Keep Shifting

[maddezmom]

Accounts of Prosecutors' Dismissals Keep Shifting

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 17, 2007; Page A01

More than two weeks after a New Mexico U.S. attorney alleged he was fired for not prosecuting Democrats, the White House and the Justice Department are still struggling to explain the roles of President Bush, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and other key officials in the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors last year.

Yesterday, the White House retreated from its four-day-old claim that former counsel Harriet E. Miers started the process two years ago by proposing the firing of all 93 U.S. attorneys.

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In addition, D. Kyle Sampson, who resigned as Gonzales's chief of staff Monday, disputed the reasons given for his departure in a statement issued through his attorney last night

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The White House rebuffed demands yesterday from the House and Senate Judiciary committees for more information on the firings, saying the administration needs more time before turning over additional documents or deciding whether to allow key White House officials to testify. The Justice Department announced that it will provide new documents to the committees Monday.

more:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/16/AR2007031601046.html

From the TPMuckraker:

White House to Dems: No Documents for You This Week
By Paul Kiel - March 16, 2007, 4:56 PM
From a release just out from House Judicary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI):

"The White House Counsel's office advised us this afternoon that the White House would not be providing documents to the Committee, or providing the White House's position with respect to the Committee securing the testimony of White House officials today. This is contrary to earlier expectations that the Committee would receive these answers and documents today and is, therefore, very disappointing. The Counsel's office has assured me that they will continue to work in good faith to get answers to those questions by early next week.
Despite those assurances and my continued hope that the White House will resolve these questions in a cooperative fashion, the Committee must take steps to ensure that we are not being stonewalled or slow walked on this matter. I will schedule a vote to issue subpoenas next week for the documents and officials we need to talk to. Allegations that our criminal justice system has been undermined by partisan politics and that the Congress was deceived about these activities are among the most serious this Congress will consider and we expect immediate answers."


From Subcommittee Chair Linda Sanchez (D-CA):

"The White House is playing a dangerous game of chicken. The House Judiciary Committee has been operating in good faith to get to the bottom of this growing scandal, and Chairman Conyers has shown particular restraint in working towards voluntary cooperation."

more:http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002788.php

[cassiepriam]

1. Story shifting = LIES

[jimshoes]

2. Everything the WH does now

is less about national security and more about covering up their criminal behavior. If they have done nothing wrong they shouldn't be worried, right? That's what the righties keep telling me when it comes to my personal records, phone and internet use.