Bush Personally Sent Card And Gonzo To Ashcroft's Hospital Bed »

Posted By bluetexasvalley 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
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The report goes into some detail about that famous visit made by Andy Card and Alberto Gonzales to then-AG John Ashcroft, when Ashcroft was in the hospital, and essentially incapacitated, after gall bladder surgery. The White House needed the Attorney General's sign-off to continue its warrantless wiretapping program.

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    bluetexasvalley4 months, 2 weeks ago

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    From the report:

    According to notes from Ashcroft's FBI security detail, at 6:20 p.m. that evening Card called the hospital and spoke with an agent in Ashcroft's security detail, advising him that President Bush would be calling shortly to speak with Ashcroft. Ashcroft's wife told the agent that Ashcroft would not accept the call. Ten minutes later, the agent called Ashcroft's Chief of Staff David Ayres at DOJ to request that Ayres speak with Card about the President's intention to call Ashcroft. The agent conveyed to Ayres Mrs. Ashcroft's desire that no calls be made to Ashcroft for another day or two. However, at 6:45 p.m., Card and the President called the hospital and, according to the agent's notes, "insisted on speaking [with Attorney General Ashcroft]." According to the agent's notes, Mrs. Ashcroft took the call from Card and the President and was informed that Gonzales and Card were coming to the hospital to see Ashcroft regarding a matter involving national security. (our itals)

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    jaern4 months, 2 weeks ago

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    I'm so glad they're out of office.

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    mesodude4 months, 2 weeks ago

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    I wonder if Al will be keeping his new job at Tex Tech U(which he just landed after being unemployed for the last two years)after this. I'd love to hear from all of our strict Constitutionalists friends on the right regarding new revelations about Dick Cheney's activities at the CIA.

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      german-shepard4 months, 2 weeks ago

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      The trouble in my opinion is that there are still too many of them in our government and many of them reappointed or newly appointed by our present admin.

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        mjomha4 months, 2 weeks ago

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        Great piece of info

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          ADAGUY4 months, 2 weeks ago

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          I can tell you way too much about the entire republickin tribe. It seems that there are fewer of them every year that are true conservatives. The party has pretty much been hijacked by the power hungry bastards who now control it.

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            7thspages1 week, 1 day ago

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            I always believed more in incompetence than conspiracy as historical forces- Bush's administration seems to challenge any distinction.

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