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To: Sully- who wrote (55976)	3/16/2007 8:25:22 AM
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More White House Emails Jonah Goldberg The Corner Not sure what to make of all this. I don't think discussing firing all the USDAs is itself damning. But if it contradicts what Gonzales has said, it can't be good for him. Here's the opener from ABC: <<< March 15, 2007 — New unreleased emails from top administration officials show the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys was raised by Karl Rove in early January 2005, indicating Rove was more involved in the plan than previously acknowledged by the White House. The emails also show Alberto Gonzales discussed the idea of firing the attorneys en masse while he was still White House counsel—weeks before he was confirmed as attorney general. The emails directly contradict White House assertions that the notion originated with recently departed White House counsel Harriet Miers and was her idea alone. Two independent sources in a position to know have described the contents of the email exchange, which could be released as early as tomorrow. They put Rove at the epicenter of the imbroglio and raise questions about Gonzales' explanations of the matter. The e-mail exchange, the official says, is one dated January 6, 2005 and is between then-deputy White House Counsel David Leitch and Kyle Sampson at the Justice Department.New unreleased e-mails from top administration officials show that the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys was raised by White House adviser Karl Rove in early January 2005, indicating Rove was more involved in the plan than the White House previously acknowledged. According to a senior White House official who has seen the e-mail exchange the Justice Department is preparing to release, "It does not contradict what we have said and it's not inconsistent with what we have said." The e-mails also show that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discussed the idea of firing the attorneys en masse weeks before he was confirmed as attorney general. >>> There's more. corner.nationalreview.com abcnews.go.com

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