Gonzales Says ‘Mistakes Were Made’ and Disavows Knowledge of US Attorney Discussions
In a press conference this afternoon, Alberto Gonzales offered a mea culpa, of sorts, and said he did not know squat about the discussions to fire the U.S. attorneys.
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said this afternoon that ” I accept that mistakes were made” in the decision to replace some United States attorneys, but he vowed to stay on the job and fix the system.
Speaking at a news conference at the Justice Department, Mr. Gonzales said he did not have personal knowledge of the discussions involving individual United States attorneys, but he accepted responsibility for the errors that were made. He said he rejected an earlier White House proposal to replace all the United States attorneys at once as “too disruptive.”
What chutzpah. We’re supposed to accept that lame excuse from the same guy that perjured himself before Congress less than two months ago? Even if Gonzales is telling the truth, this is not any different than the Walter Reed situation - it all happened under his direct supervision.
Furthermore, in an January 9, 2006 email from Kyle Sampson to Harriet Miers, (see page 20, paragraph 6) Sampson clearly indicates the Attorney General’s involvement was required.
Apparently, Sen. Charles “Chuck” Schummer (D-NY) isn’t buying Gonzales’ line either.
Just when we thought our faith could not be shaken any further, it has been. The latest revelations prove beyond any reasonable doubt that there has been unprecedented breach of trust, abuse of power and misuse of the Justice Department.
Schummer is on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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