It seems the U.S. Inspector General is about to recommend criminal charges against Alberto Gonzales, according to a Spokesman Review article, Gonzales could be prosecuted; hires defense lawyer.
The U.S. Inspector General may recommend criminal prosecution of departed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the conclusion of an investigation, possibly as early as next month, the fired former U.S. attorney for Western Washington told a Spokane audience Friday.
His refusal to open a federal criminal investigation into voter fraud allegations in Gov. Chris Gregoire’s razor-thin victory over Republican challenger Dino Rossi in 2004 may be the reason he was fired, John McKay told the Federal Bar Association.
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At least some of these fired US attorneys are having their day in court, as it were:
McKay said he was summoned to Washington, D.C., in June and questioned for eight hours about possible reasons for his firing by investigators with the Office of Inspector General, who will forward their final report to Congress.
"My best guess is it will be released sometime next month,’’ and likely will include recommendations for criminal prosecutions of Gonzales and maybe others, McKay said.
Gonzales "lied about" reasons for the firings when questioned under oath in July by the Senate Judiciary Committee and now has hired a lawyer and is refusing to answer questions from the Inspector General, McKay said.
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"The chief law enforcement officer for the United States should not lie under oath,’’ McKay told the bar association.
I can almost smell his excitement. He continues:
"When it lands ... it is going to be an extremely negative report on President Bush’s Justice Department,’’ McKay told the packed conference room, which included federal prosecutors and judges.
"There was a conspiracy to politicize the Justice Department,’’ the former U.S. attorney said, "and they did not get away with it."
And Gonzalez seems to have made things worse by refusing to answer questions or cooperate with the investigation:
It was reported last week that Gonzales has now retained a high-profile defense lawyer, and apparently is refusing to answer questions from the Inspector General, which could signify the investigation is nearly complete, McKay said.
I can't wait to see charge brought against this bastard. Of course, the Idiot in Chief will pardon him. There's not question in my mind about it, but having Gonzales charged and convicted and then his license to practice revoked will be nice to see.
I don't even see there being a trial. It would take too long and go well beyond Bush's term and then a pardon would be out of the question. He'll pretend to fight it for a while and then plead out, lose his license and Bushie will pardon him as quickly as he did Scooter Libby.
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