Sampson On the Stand

      Alberto ain't gonna be pleased. Keith Olbermann and Countdown apparently planning full coverage of Sampson's appearance on the Hill today.  Here's a clip and link from their email update today.  

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wrongly stated he was not involved in discussions about the firings of federal prosecutors, his former chief of staff told the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.  "I don't think the attorney general's statement that he was not involved in any discussions of U.S. attorney removals was accurate," testified Kyle Sampson, who quit this month as Gonzales' top aide. "I remember discussing with him this process of asking certain U.S. attorneys to resign."  Sampson said Gonzales attended a crucial meeting on the firings Nov. 27, 10 days before [...]

Tags: Kyle Sampson, Alberto Gonzalez, Keith Olbermann, Senate Judiciary Hearing

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