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New Justice Department Inspecter General Report Contains Evidence Of Gonzales Perjury
Think Progress —
... But Gonzales may have done more than just “improperly handle” classified national security documents. CQ’s Spy Talk blog reports that there is “strong evidence” in the report “that the former attorney general lied to federal investigators probing his careless handling of highly classified documents.” ...
OIG Report May Indicate Gonzales Perjury
TPMMuckraker —
... that the Justice Department Office of the Inspector General issued a report on the found that former Attorney Gen. Alberto Gonzales had mishandled classified documents during his time in office -- and that the DOJ had decided not to press charges.
But that doesn't seem to be half as bad as what CQ Politics' Jeff Stein dug up -- fact checking Gonzales' testimony to investigators with . . . well, the report's own stipulated facts.
From CQ Politics' SpyTalk:
But the IG report shows that Gonzales did more than "mishandle" ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... have a very short memory . * Joe Klein is tired of the McCain campaign's pushback against the media: "The attempts by the McCain campaign to bully us into not reporting such things are not only stupidly aggressive, but unprofessional in the extreme." * Nice piece from Dan Froomkin on the media not being even more aggressive when it comes to Palin and McCain's judgment. * McCain has lost Thomas Friedman . * Did Alberto Gonzales commit perjury? He very well may have . Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.— Steve Benen 5:30 PM ...
Brad Guest Hosting for Randi Rhodes Today!
The BRAD BLOG —
... soon, keep checking) so check it out for more details, but here's a few sneak previews of scheduled guests (as always, subject to change, pending breaking news and if I happen to feel like it):
Adam Kokesh of Iraq Veterans Against the War (the awesome dude with the "You Can't Win an Occupation" sign as seen everywhere during McCain's RNC speech!)
Jeff Stein of Congressional Quarterly's Spy Talk on the fugitive Alberto Gonzales' lies to federal investigators about his mishandling of classified ...
