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Alberto Gonzales: I’ll Cooperate with Leahy Truth Commission

By | 02.19.09 | 1:01 pm

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared at a forum on Republicans and the Hispanic vote at the Capitol Hill Club this morning, getting a standing ovation from the crowd when he was pointed out by the moderator. As Gonzales left, I asked him whether he would participate in a “truth More…

What if Bush pre-emptively pardons himself and his cabinet for war crimes?

By | 11.13.08 | 11:44 am

Salon notes today that President Bush could decide to pardon himself, his cabinet and anyone else in his administration who may have committed war crimes by torturing and otherwise abusing suspected terrorists, or those known to “pal around with terrorists,” as Sarah Palin might put it. Although that would seem More…