Why did Gonzales lie???

From Information Clearing House:

Alberto Gonzales is a Symptom
By William Sumner Scott, J.D.
04/11/07
"ICH"

On March 13, 2007, Alberto Gonzales, attorney general, said: "I never saw documents. We never had a discussion about where things stood." to describe his lack of involvement in the replacement of eight US District Attorneys. Subsequent releases of documents and testimony have proved he was actively involved.

On March 23, 2007, in response to a Senate subpoena, an appointment calendar was produced that disclosed that Gonzales was provided over an hour long meeting on November 27, 2006, that resulted in approval of a detailed plan for the dismissal of eight competent district attorneys.

On March 29, 2007, one of his aides, D. Kyle Sampson, gave testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm that Gonzales had participated in the deliberations that led to the dismissals. One of the Senators questions forced Sampson to admit that Gonzales had been less than truthful during his March 13 press conference.

Why would a person of Gonzales intellect make false statements to the press? False statements were not necessary to justify their removal. The President was granted authority in the Patriot Act to change the Attorney General and the District Attorneys without Senate approval. The President instructed Gonzales to replace the competent eight with Bush loyalists.

Gonzales’ is too bright and experienced to lie without the belief that he would not be questioned. After all he had been a Texas Supreme Court Judge. He was used to his pronouncements being received with impunity. Now that he has been exposed, why he lied becomes important. He had to believe at the time he lied that the adverse consequences of the truth would be catastrophic.

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