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| Gonzales aide to invoke Fifth Amendment |
| 2007-03-27 |
| Monica Goodling, a senior Justice Department official involved in the firings of federal prosecutors, will refuse to answer questions at upcoming Senate hearings, citing Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, her lawyer said Monday. "The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd. "One need look no further than the recent circumstances and proceedings involving Lewis Libby," he said, a reference to the recent conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff in the CIA leak case. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Don't even need the show trial, if they can keep the Republican operatives tied up in lawyerland on the road to the '08 'lections. Though a few show trials would certainly please the loonbats, any remaining moderate Dems will be running for the hills. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-03-27 11:24 |
| #3 What am I missing? That the Dems want a show trial, to be used to drum up funds from the Leftoid base. Monica Goodling is looking to avoid the Libby Nonsense. Smart move. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-03-27 10:57 |
| #2 smart move - Leahy and Schumer only want to set perjury traps for a non-crime. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-27 06:42 |
| #1 Why is this a problem? Can't they be fired for wearing the wrong color tie? They are political appointees, and it doesn't matter if they are doing a stellar job or not. What am I missing? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-27 01:01 |