Gonzales lied again about involvement in firings

Yet another edition to the Gonzales saga!

Yesterday in Boston, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales responded to Kyle Sampson's testimony before Congress on Thursday.  The Attorney General denied any involvement in the firing of eight prosecutors:

“From time to time,” Mr. Gonzales said, “Kyle would tell me things thatwould tell me that this effort was ongoing. I don’t recall beinginvolved in deliberations involving the question of whether or not aU.S. attorney should or should not be asked to resign.”

That completely contradicts what Kyle Sampson said under oath on Thursday:

"I do not think the attorney general's statementthat he was not involved in any discussions about U.S. attorneyremovals is accurate," he said.

Let's see here.  Who should we trust: Gonzales who was not under oath, or Sampson who was?  This clearly proves why it is important to get people under oath, which the Administration has shown an unwillingness to do all along.

If Gonzales would just tell the truth, none of this would be a problem.  He is making things more difficult for the Administration than he should.  Also, think of it this way -- Gonzales is the Attorney General.  If he was truly uninvolved in the discussions about whether prosecutors were fired, then that makes him negligent.

Gonzales is expected to testify before Congress on April 17th.