Alberto Gonzales Perjury

As you probably know, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was back testifying yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was a fiasco, not only for the truth and our democracy, but also – hopefully – for the president. Such was the flagrancy of his lies that committee Republicans are rapidly approaching either calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into the scandals at the DoJ or seeking redress for his actions through inherent Congressional powers.

There are actually too many falsehoods for me to categorize here and quite frankly, it has been done well elsewhere. As a result, I’ll point you in the direction of a few.

The first and probably best is a video compilation of the hearing itself. It was introduced thusly at TPM.

If you didn't get a chance to watch Alberto Gonzales' trainwreck testimony yesterday up in the senate we've got a highlight reel here of all the ugliest moments. It's really worth a look because it is very telling about where we're at right now that this joker can be caught in a series of lies and basically called a liar to his face by the top Democrat and Republican on the committee and still hold on to his job because the president needs Gonzales to keep him and his staff out of the slammer.

Take a look ...

TPMMuckraker also put together a written piece on the discrepancies in Gonzales testimony in relation to what he’s previously said.

I’ve previously called for the impeachment of Gonzales. This only solidifies my thoughts on this matter. At this point, the man’s very existence is an assault on America. [See Bee Blog writing titled “Impeach AG Alberto Gonzales” posted on 10 July 2007.]

25 July 2007