Sampson will tell Congress: Firings were legit. CNN

[Subdivisions]

CNN obtained a copy of Kyle Sampson's opening statement and reports that Sampson will not implicate wrong-doing in the USA firings.

Damn. So, is this a dead horse?

Edited to add: This was just reported on Sit Room (CNN) as a breaking story. No link yet.

[blitzen]

1. Well, I guess that settles it then...Call off the hearings!

[Richard Steele]

2. Too bad a bunch of his own eMails say different, eh? nm

[Jackpine Radical]

3. I think li'l ol' Kylie is in for an interesting time.

Betcha Henry's staff has been putting in some overtime thinking up questions for him.

[cali]

13. He's not testifying in front of Waxman's committee in the House

He's testifying in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I'm sure that Leahy (a former Prosecutor), Schumer, Whitehouse (former US Attorney) and others, will have some very good questions for him.

[ShortnFiery]

4. Guess Wolfie put his knee pads back on and is back to reading off

the FAXes KKKarl sends him verbatim. :eyes:

[Lusted4]

14. And since he wandered off the reservation he'll have to start wearing

Gold La may underpants with a trap door in the back.

[xchrom]

5. except for very early on -- i haven't gotten that he would say

anything else.

i'm guessing that there are layers to his testimony to uncover and that's what underlies questioning a loyal operative -- i.e. did the firings obstruct on going investigations or were the replacements going after dem voter fraud allegations.

it's my belief now -- in the wake of cunningham -- that rove cooked up a scheme whereby he would cast a wide net to ''catch'' dem politicians in a voter fraud case.

[spanone]

6. No. Gonzales Lied.

[DCKit]

7. But that's what they DO!!!

Too bad they can't cover their asses reliably. And Gawd help them with the underlings begin to turn on them. It's gonna be a bloodbath.

[Justice Is Comin]

8. I'm not buying that whooey.

1. He's being thrown under the train by the Justice Department.

2. He hasn't heard the lock solid questions yet that have wrong doing written in stone.


He didn't get a lawyer to come out and say that everything is legal and squeaky clean at the Justice Department.

[blogslut]

9. There's statements

And then there's what Sampson will say in answer to the committee's questions. That's where the fun begins! :)

[Duer 157099]

10. So, then, why did he quit, again?

Hey, if everything was just fine and dandy, why is Sampson no longer working for Fredo? Remind me.

[Ilsa]

11. Typical Rethuglican response:

"Yeah, we fired their asses for political reasons. So What? We can do what we want."

[jumpoffdaplanet]

12. I predict...

3 Republics will break out in tears, and demand extra time to dry their eyes.