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Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey tells the Senate Judiciary Committee about wrangling between the Justice Department and the White House over the implementation of a domestic surveillance program in 2004. He said that he and a number of high-ranking Justice Department officials threatened to resign over the dispute.

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deathray
May 16, 2007, 11:54 a.m.
The testimony by James Comey of the visit by Gonzales and Card to the hospital room of John Ashcroft is an extraordinarily revealing look at the extent to which the Bush Administration was willing to go to pursue their surveillance program, and the feeling by the law enforcement professionals of the dubious legality of it.
The interesting thing here is that both the AG and the DAG at that time, along with their respective chiefs of staff and Robert Mueller, the FBI Director, were willing to resign in protest, knowing that the surveillace program was illegal.
As a reward for this, or in order to obscure the fact, then White House Counsel Gonzales was elevated to the Cabinet, where his loyalty to the President supercedes his role as chief law enforcement officer of the United States.
For shame.
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bubba2
May 16, 2007, 11:53 a.m.
I heard and read about this testimony last night.
For Gonzales and Card to actually go to Ashcroft's hospital room, when he was SERIOUSLY ill, and try to make him sign that 'order', is totally WRONG! Ashcroft had just enough strength to raise his head and tell them he would not sign it because he knew it was illegal.
It was bad enough that they even tried that, but to then stand over his sick bed and ARGUE about it, especially after they were not invited and were not even supposed to BE there, is dispicable!
How can ANYONE still support an administration that resorts to this level of deceit and power-mongering?
For shame, indeed!
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dadesider
May 16, 2007, 11:58 a.m.
With all these facts coming out now this has the makings for a Tom Clancy novel, too bad this is real life...
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joeblowe
May 16, 2007, 12:06 p.m.
I think I feel the chill wind of an Impeachment beginning to blow...
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Beeboppin71
May 16, 2007, 12:13 p.m.
I'm not shocked that Bush would go to these lengths to achieve his Hitler-esque agenda. In fact, I'm desensitized to all of his criminal activity. I'm also disheartened that so many believed him from the get go in 2000 and again in 2004. Some still defend his actions vehemently. The information is out there, why do people choose to ignore it? We need to rid our Government of anyone in support of the PNAC. These people are evil.
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Radiofreeeuropa
May 16, 2007, 12:43 p.m.
And it's only the tip of the iceberg.
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Radiofreeeuropa
May 16, 2007, 12:44 p.m.
We have issues of TITANIC proportions to contend with.
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Bkumm
May 16, 2007, 12:49 p.m.
Unbelievable. No, scratch that, I WISH it was unbelievable. I am astounded by this Administration at every turn and NOT in a good way.
Only 614 days, 13 hours and some minutes to go on this disaster of an Administration. And then we'll get some other set of idiots that will do totally different things badly. Christ, we deserve what we get.
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mozzer
May 16, 2007, 12:53 p.m.
Dramatic and damning, but at this point, I find none of Comey's testimony surprising. Just par for the course for this administration.
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RickyDawkins
May 16, 2007, 1:16 p.m.
Sorry, had to sink it, it was getting unrealistic 24 positive, no negative.
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spkguy
May 16, 2007, 1:20 p.m.
Spying on the home front.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefro...
This story from Frontline should give you a good idea as to what the White House and the NSA was up to.
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joeblowe
May 16, 2007, 1:45 p.m.
And here's a little something to think about: We all abhor and castigate Mock-Mood AbaDabaDutyBad. The rumor is that the people in Iran don't much like him or his positions on things. We are apparently another example of that. A President AND a Congress that are approved of by less than 1/3 of the populace. We wonder why the Iranians don't get rid of Mock-Mood if they don't like him; perhaps we should turn that question around. No doubt the people in Iran are wondering the same thing about US.
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jordan11
May 16, 2007, 6:34 p.m.
Listening to Comey's testimony is like hearing a script for the Soprano's. What a bunch of punks this administration is.
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not2needy
May 16, 2007, 9:33 p.m.
It's something everyday with this bunch, will the scandals ever all get told? Will the real truth ever come out, or will it be 200 years down the road? It's just depressing.
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scriblerus1
May 17, 2007, 9:52 a.m.
Can there any longer be any doubt about why Bush calls AG Gonzo "Fredo," as in Fredo Corleone of Puso's Godfather? The sick moniker shines a light into the festering soul of GWB, who clearly sees himself as the don of the Bush Crime Family.