Gonzales' testimony contradicted yet again

On Friday, new documents showed that Justice Department officials attended at least twelve partisan meetings at the White House, which is peculiar if not down-right illegal.  Most importantly, the report contradicts Alberto Gonzales, who said last week that no such meetings took place:

Justice Department officials attended at least a dozen political briefings at the White House since 2001, including some meetings led by Karl Rove, President Bush'chief political adviser, and others that were focused on electiontrends prior to the 2006 midterm contest, according to documentsreleased yesterday.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that he did not believe that senior Justice Departmentofficials had attended such briefings. But he clarified his testimonyyesterday in a letter to Congress, emphasizing that the briefings werenot held at the agency's offices.

Internal guidelines forbid partisan meetings at the Justice Departmentand sharply restrict the ability of employees to participate directlyin election campaigns or other political activities, a Justice officialsaid yesterday.

What business did Justice Department officials have listening in on discussions by Karl Rove about electoral trends in 2006?  This also might violate the Hatch Act.