Paul McNulty testifying today

[maddezmom]

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Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, the department's No. 2 official, testified about the firings today behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. McNulty has come under fire for minimizing the role the White House played in the dismissals during a February appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

McNulty has since accused Sampson and another Gonzales
aide, Monica Goodling, of misleading him when he prepared for the hearing. Sampson, who spearheaded the firings, and Goodling have both resigned.

more:http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5766582?source=rss

DOJ Official Ignored White House Guidance
By Jan Crawford Greenburg
Monday 26 March 2007

Testimony contradicted Gonzales in US attorney matter, sparked controversy.

The firestorm over the fired U.S. attorneys was sparked last month when a top Justice Department official ignored guidance from the White House and rejected advice from senior administration lawyers over his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The official, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, ignored White House Counsel Harriet Miers and senior lawyers in the Justice Department when he told the committee last month of specific reasons why the administration fired seven U.S. attorneys - and appeared to acknowledge for the first time that politics was behind one dismissal. McNulty's testimony directly conflicted with the approach Miers advised, according to an unreleased internal White House e-mail described to ABC News. According to that e-mail, sources said, Miers said the administration should take the firm position that it would not comment on personnel issues.

Until McNulty's testimony, administration officials had consistently refused to publicly say why specific attorneys were dismissed and insisted that the White House had complete authority to replace them. That was Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' approach when he testified before the committee in January.

more:http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032707B.shtml

[fooj]

1. Thanks so much for posting this. I knew someone was up on The Hill today!

Paul McNulty!

[maddezmom]

2. I"m hoiping he'll offer enough info to keep Schumer and Leahy

interested.

[loudsue]

3. Oh, I think they're plenty interested!

I think they know one helluva lot, and I hope McNulty gave them even more information.

I only wish Dems would go on all the news shows & talk shows and tell the public WHY these hearings are so important, and how this US Atty. scandal affects every single one of us.

God knows the media sure isn't going to inform anyone.

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