TPM: Senate Committee Asks to Hear from Gonzales Deputy

[babylonsister]

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Senate Committee Asks to Hear from Gonzales Deputy
By Paul Kiel - March 22, 2007, 12:36 PM

Mark it on the calendar. The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to hear from Kyle Sampson (aka "the fall guy"), Alberto Gonzales' recently resigned chief of staff, at an open hearing next Thursday.

In a letter sent today to Sampson's lawyer signed by committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking member Arlen Specter (R-PA), the committee requested Sampson's "assurance" that he "will appear voluntarily at that time and that a subpoena will not be necessary." The committee has already voted to authorize such a subpoena last week.

Sampson will be the sole witness at the hearing.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I want to hear from Kyle as well.

[blueguynredcity]

17. And, Jack Abramoff is getting a sentence reduction!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6500283,00.html

Perhaps they can question him about this too.

[Greeby]

2. Pull the deputy in and have him squeal

Good move ;)

[grasswire]

3. excellent, excellent move

Squeeze him. And then subpoena any communication he's having this week between the others.

Squeeze him. Sweat him. Woooo-eee!

[whistle]

4. Can BushCo crime family order Kyle Sampson's assassination

...before he testifies?

[Lord Balto]

19. Of course they can

They've done it before.

[Kikosexy2]

5. Kyle...will

have an unexpected tragic accident over the weekend...just ask Karl...

[Janice325]

6. Hoo, boy!

This should really start heating up! :popcorn:
I hope Mr. Sampson watches his back, though.

[19jet54]

7. Ex-Government Worker

Let's hope he is 'disgruntled'

[tanyev]

15. I don't think he's disgruntled. He's been a good little soldier.

NPR has learned that the Attorney General’s chief of staff resigned from his position this week, the Justice Department took steps to establish him as an attorney elsewhere in the building. Kyle Sampson stepped down on Monday after Justice officials said he was responsible for the attorney general giving incomplete information to Congress over the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys. NPR’s Ari Shapiro reports:

SHAPIRO: According to Justice Department sources, after Kyle Sampson resigned as the attorney general’s chief of staff on Monday, he was going to work as a lawyer in the legislative section of the department’s environment division. The Justice Department started to set up a new office for Sampson in that section, and he only resigned from the department on Tuesday, when the scandal surrounding eight fired U.S. Attorneys continued to grow. On Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sampson only remained in the department “as a technical matter.” A Justice official speaking on background said there were discussions about whether or not he would be detailed elsewhere as he was transitioning out and ultimately it was decided not to go that direction.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/16/gonzales-sampson/

[murielm99]

8. Under oath? n/t

[loudsue]

9. They need to ask about the e-mails to/from the RNC computer server!

Hell! They need to get a warrant & a forensic computer specialist to lock it down.

:kick::kick::kick:

[opihimoimoi]

10. Good Move.....I agree.....Bushie guys are shitting in their pants...

[Fresh_Start]

11. Who was Schumer alluding to when he said

there are a lot of unhappy members in the DOJ who are willing to talk?

[ClintonTyree]

12. They're not "loyal bushies", that's for sure.

Probably some trouble makers, "do gooders" who have ethics and think the American justice system is still an operable, unbiased entity and not a political tool of the Bushistas. Can you IMAGINE someone like that? The NERVE! :sarcasm:

[Vinca]

13. Advice to Kyle Sampson: stay away from small planes. nt

[Auggie]

14. I don't know -- there's a lot of time next week to make a deal

Like, keep silent in return for a presidential pardon.

[cyberpj]

16. I don't think this will happen. It's a very smart move though. nt

[HooptieWagon]

18. He'll plead the fifth... n/t