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Posts Tagged James Comey

Gonzales’ Testimony on Surveillance Was ‘Confusing, Inaccurate, and … Misleading’

By | 07.10.09 | 4:21 pm

Ah, Alberto Gonzales. After the then-Attorney General presented a slippery account to the Senate Judiciary Committee in July 2007 of, among other subjects, the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance efforts, a group of Democratic senators quickly moved to investigate Gonzales for perjury. The immediate issue was Gonzales’ assertion that Justice More…

Former Gonzo Deputy Supports Holder for AG

By | 01.12.09 | 5:01 pm

The antagonism to President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Eric Holder to attorney general seems to be crumbling, despite Sen. Arlen Specter’s (R-Penn.) best efforts. Today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, broke ranks with Senate Republicans and announced he will support Holder. Two former More…