You Guys Remember This ??? - Gonzales's Role in the Plame Cover-Up

[WillyT]

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As Senators start to pile on our lamentable Attorney General for presiding over Karl Rove's politicization of the US Attorneys Office -- an offense known as 'obstruction of justice' -- I would like to direct your attention to a similar but somehow forgotten scandal.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales also presided over one of the more sordid aspects of the Plame scandal. When Gonzales first learned that the Justice Department had started an official investigation into the Plame leak, Gonzales waited twelve hours before putting the White House staff on notice that they had to preserve documents and electronic files. Which seemed than -- and seems now -- like an open invitation to "shredding and deleting," not to mention getting your story straight. In short, obstruction of justice.

And it's not as if Gonzales dithered trying to make up his mind what to do. He told White House Chief of Staff Andy Card about the investigation right away -- many hours before sending the official notification to preserve all evidence.

Here's how Senator Harkin described the sequence of events back in October 2003:

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More: http://www.discourse.net/archives/2007/03/alberto_gonzaless_role_in_the_plame_coverup.html

I remember it now that I've been reminded. More heat for the AG I hope!

:shrug:

[proud patriot]

1. Thanks for the reminder

:loveya:

[spindrifter]

2. It seems like someone ought to subpoena

the records for who was working at the WH during the critical hours.

[jaysunb]

3. Some, may be "trying" to forget, but

you can bet, it will all come out in the hearings or at the next trial. :evilfrown:

[Mind_your_head]

4. You're right - I remember that and remember the outrage (and resignation)

to "their" power to do these types of things. I'm sure someone who is good at using the DU search function can find it (I'm not good at it).

The US has been eroded one bit at a time. It seems to have happened one bit at a time, but really the stage has been carefully set over a long period of time ~ behind the scenes ~ that's why it appears to go so quickly now. Decades of work are being (suddenly?) brought to fruition.

[tblue]

5. Yup. But I had forgotten it, too. It all adds up, doesn't it?

Nixon & the Watergate burglars on steroids.

[slipslidingaway]

6. Thanks and some older DU and Bradblog links.

http://www.bradblog.com/Index.php?m=200507&paged=2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4188467#4194863

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4194532&mesg_id=4194532

[williesgirl]

7. K&R - this slimebag should be in jail.

[WillyT]

8. Morning Kick !!!

:kick: