Kyle Sampson

Kyle Sampson

Kyle Sampson is the Justice Department aide who resigned over the firings of U.S. attorneys. He was forced to appear before a Senate committee, but he claimed to "not remember" many of the answers to questions asked. However he did say... [more]

Kyle Sampson is the Justice Department aide who resigned over the firings of U.S. attorneys. He was forced to appear before a Senate committee, but he claimed to "not remember" many of the answers to questions asked. However he did say that the lawyers weren't fired based on their professional performance, but instead because they weren't supporting President Bush's political agenda.

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Kyle Sampson wrote an email ( which has been released to the public here ) detailing his logic behind recommendations to remove certain US attorneys for political reasons. Sampson resigned from his post in response to the email scandal.  Sampson testified to committee this week.  Sounded like a guilty dude... His revealing email had the following classifications for attorneys: "Bold = Recommend retaining; strong U.S. attorneys who have managed well, and exhibited loyalty to the president and attorney general. "Strikeout = Recommend removing; weak U.S. attorneys who have been ineffectual managers and prosecutors, chafed against administration initiatives, etc. "Nothing = No recommendation; have not ... Read Full Story
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Bud Cummins, one of the 8 fired federal prosecutors, told the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service that Justice Gonzales should have placed a ''firewall'' between partisan politics and the work of the Justice Department.  Kyle Sampson testified that Gonzales was personally involved in the decisions to fire 8 senior members of the Justice Department becuase of their political affiliation and lack of "loyalty" to George W. Bush. Read Full Story
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Former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales is finally officially leaving Washington behind for good. He and his wife are selling their five-bedroom home in the McLean Hamlet area of McLean, Virginia. The Washington Post reports that Gonzales is ...  
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Former Bush attorney general Alberto Gonzales recently spoke at the University of Tennessee at Martin about “Living Legal History: Working with the White House, the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court.” Gonzales received a “mixed” response from students and residents, and he had a Joe-Wilson moment when a student interrupted his speech and [...]  
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RAYMONDVILLE, Oct. 20 - The Guardian’s media partner, KGBT-TV, is reportingthat former Willacy County DA Juan Guerra has filed a federal lawsuit againststate Sen. Eddie Lucio and 28 others.Also sued, Action 4 News isreporting, is former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former U.S.Attorney for Southern District of Texas Donald DeGarbrielle, and state DistrictJudges Migdalia Lopez and Janet Leal.Among the accusations areengaging in...  
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From Hispanic Nashville: The Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Tennessee sent out an invitation to its “Hispanic Heritage Month Grand Finale Fiesta” featuring former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The event will take place on October 22, from 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. at the Waller Lansden law firm downtown.  
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Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke to a crowd of about 150 attending a fundraiser luncheon at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, telling local community leaders and Angelo State University students that through education “here in this country, dreams do come true.” Gonzales, a visiting professor at Texas Tech University who is assisting [...]  
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sends a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee informing it that the lawsuit against the administration's warrantless wiretapping program is moot--the National Security Agency will now operate under the aegis of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in its wiretaps. One of the FISC judges, Gonzales writes, has issued an "innovative" and "complex" order that allows the NSA to continue doing what...  
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Angelo State University this week got its first sampling of how Alberto Gonzales can help recruit and retain minority and first-generation college students, and it was clearly a positive experience. The former U.S. attorney general, now a visiting professor at Texas Tech University, spoke at ASU on Monday at an event sponsored by the Community Reinvesting [...]  
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