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Friday, April 06, 2007

Gonzales aide resigns

If it's Friday, it must be time for a news dump.

Or in this case, a Good Friday person dump.
A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors.

There was no immediate reason given, but Monica M. Goodling's refusal to face Congress had intensified a controversy that threatens Gonzales' job.

She resigned in a three-sentence letter to Gonzales, calling her five-year stint at Justice an honor and telling him, "May God bless you richly as you continue your service to America."

Asserting her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, Goodling had rejected demands for a private interview with a House committee investigating the firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
So I'm not a lawyer, but it should be interesting now that Goodling is not employed by Justice. If she still won't testify on grounds she might incriminate herself, that raises a whole host of possibilities.

Red Rover, Red Rover, come in Red Rover.

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