Gonzalez: I Did Nothing Wrong

Some Attorneygate info to prepare for tomorrows hearings. The followingstories show the defiance of the Bush admin, the way the American people feel,and another person preparing for a hearing that "didn't do it".

ABQJournal -" DomeniciSought Iglesias Ouster" - Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was firedafter Sen. Pete Domenici, who had been unhappy with Iglesias for some time, madea personal appeal to the White House, the Journal has learned.

TIME- "Conservativesto Bush: Fire Gonzales" - In what could prove an embarrassing newsetback for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the eve of histestimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of influentialconservatives and longtime Bush supporters has written a letter to the WhiteHouse to call for his resignation.

TheWashington Post - "POLL:Most say Politics Motivated U.S. Attorney Firings" - Two thirds ofAmericans, including a narrow majority of Republicans, see political motivationsbehind last year's firings of eight chief federal prosecutors. But the nation isdeeply divided along partisan lines about whether Attorney General Alberto R.Gonzales should lose his job over the scandal.

TheChicago Tribune - "GonzalesInsists He Did Nothing Wrong" - WASHINGTON -- Atty.Gen. Alberto Gonzales apologized to eight federal prosecutors for mishandlingtheir firings, but insisted he did nothing wrong in deciding to dismiss them,according to testimony prepared for his Senate appearance Tuesday that coulddetermine whether he keeps his job.

 

"I apologize to them and their families for allowing this matter to becomean unfortunate and undignified public spectacle," Gonzales said.