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FBI Chief Refutes Gonzales

Heather McPherson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:11:02 CDT

Newly released notes taken by the FBI director in 2004 contradict Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony about the internal conflict over the warrantless wiretapping program. Robert Mueller's heavily redacted notes refer to hospitalized AG John Ashcroft as "feeble" and "barely articulate," the Washington Post reports—a far cry from Gonzales' claim...

AG Refutes Account of Hospital Visit

Dustin Lushing — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:08:40 CDT

Alberto Gonzales today refuted an ex-colleague's dramatic testimony about a 2004 visit to John Ashcroft's hospital bed, but the Senate Judiciary Committee wasn't buying it. Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter were openly skeptical of the AG's account of the scene in John Ashcroft's room, and Specter raised the possibility of...

Comey's Star Rises as Support for Gonzo Falls

Peter Fearon — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:39:48 CDT

James Comey's star turn in Senate testimony against Alberto Gonzales this week prompts speculation that the charismatic former deputy AG should be on the short list to replace him—and might even have legs as a presidential candidate some day. The Wall Street Journal assesses Comey's political future, as support...

Ex-Justice No. 2 Tells of Attempt to Strong-Arm Ashcroft

M. Morris — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:15:29 CDT

The Senate investigation of Alberto Gonzales took a turn toward high drama today as a former deputy AG described his hospital-room standoff with White House officials attempting to secure the signature of his critically ill boss. James Comey, then No. 2 at Justice—and, with John Ashcroft incapacitated, the acting...

Comey Defends Fired Attorneys

Colleen Barry — Fri, 04 May 2007 08:52:53 CDT

Most of the U.S. attorneys axed en masse by the Justice Department last year weren't underperforming, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey told a House panel yesterday. Comey, who left Justice over a year before the firings, said he'd rated the attorneys' performance for Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson...