Goodling: I don't believe he intended to do anything wrong...
It was illegal as all hell, but gee - it wasn't wrong.
Maybe, just maybe - the fact that Griffin was known to be involved in an effort to violate Federal Voting Laws was why the Attorney General specifically avoided Senate Confirmation for his appointment to Arkansas?
I'm just saying...
Vyan
Also posted yesterday following the hearings, Chairman John Conyers posted his own summary of Goodling's testimony and found at least five more trouble spots for the Bush Administration. According to Conyers Goodling revealed that:
- Paul McNulty lied to the Senate regarding the role of Sen. Pete Dominici and the firing of David Iglesias. (Perjury)
- Alberto Gonzales attempted to "coach" her as a Witness. (Witness Tampering)
- The White House was intimately involved in the firings and signed off on all of them.
- Goodling admited to violating the laws regarding political discrimination in the DOJ.
- Todd Graves was the Ninth Attorney fired.
Conyers also pointed at that so far no one in Justice seems to know exactly who decided to put anyone on the list. Goodling doesn't know. Sampson doesn't know (although he should since he made the list). McNulty doesn't know and Gonzales doesn't know, therefore the process of elimination indicates that someone outside of Justice was directing things, most likely from the White House.
Vyan
