Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

Law

Alberto Gonzales

vote downundo vote up flag

online.wsj.com - 12/31/2008

Alberto Gonzales: Interview Excerpts

—

Alberto Gonzales, in his most extensive comments since stepping down as attorney general last year, discussed his tenure as White House counsel and as the first Hispanic to lead the Justice Department. Here are excerpts from his interview with The Wall Street Journal: On his 13-year tenure in ...

Blog Reactions

Politics Daily:  Gonzales: I'm a 'Casualty' of the War on Terror

Think Progress:  Gonzales: ‘What Is It That I Did That Is So Fundamentally Wrong?’

37

online.wsj.com - 12/31/2008

Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies

— online.wsj.com — Alberto Gonzales said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his controversial tenure as attorney general. (Interview excerpts) (more) Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies

Law

Alberto Gonzales

Comments vote downundo vote up Talking Points Memo found this 12/31/2008found this

4

patriotboy.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009

Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales

— patriotboy.blogspot.com — It's a terrible shame that no one is willing to hire a former Attorney General of the United States. That's especially true for Alberto Gonzales, a man who's proven that he'd do absolutely anything (lie, violate the constitution, break US law, ... (more) Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales

Law

Alberto Gonzales

General David Petraeus

United States

Nancy Pelosi

Comments vote downundo vote up pandagon.net - we are the public option found this 1/2/2009found this

4

thinkprogress.org - 12/31/2008

Gonzales: ‘What Is It That I Did That Is So Fundamentally Wrong?’

— thinkprogress.org — Alberto Gonzales’s legal career at the White House and the Justice Department was a stain even for the Bush administration. Gonzales left office with a 28 percent approval rating , with over 40 percent of the country saying he should resign.  ... (more) Gonzales: ‘What Is It That I Did That Is So ...

White House

George W. Bush

Alberto Gonzales

Comments vote downundo vote up The Reaction found this 12/31/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Gonzales: I'm a 'Casualty' of the War on Terror
Politics Daily — ... of the spat was "one-sided." It was later reported that Gonzales made the trip to the hospital at Bush's request. "I am very comfortable with the testimony I gave to Congress. The concerns were about other intelligence activities. They weren't about the Terrorist Surveillance Program. I can't talk about what it was." "I found Ashcroft as lucid as I've seen him at meetings in the White House. We had no intention of making the attorney general do anything." Click here to read more of the WSJ interview interview.   ...

Gonzales: ‘What Is It That I Did That Is So Fundamentally Wrong?’
Think Progress — ... Furthermore, it appears Gonzales’s lying streak isn’t over. Gonzales told the WSJ that he didn’t play a central role in drafting the opinions allowing the CIA to use harsh interrogations. “John Yoo had strong views. No one could make him do anything he didn’t want to do,” he said. Gonzales also said he did not lie to Congress about the illegal surveillance program. ...

Gonzales claims he can’t get a job because of the ‘rough economy.’
Think Progress — ... in adding his name to their roster.” Gonzales has previously said that law firms were hesitant to hire him because of “all the investigations and the possibility that I might be indicted.” But in an interview with the Austin-American Statesman this week, Gonzales blamed the “ ...