Alberto Gonzales and Jane Harman Prove Blackmail Works

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Alberto Gonzales and Jane Harman Prove Blackmail Works

by Marcy Wheeler

excerpt:

As I explained in the last post, CQ is reporting that NSA intercepts caught Jane Harman agreeing to help AIPAC avoid criminal charges in exchange for AIPAC's support for her to get the House Intelligence Chair. That post suggests Harman was willing to intervene in a criminal case in hopes of getting a powerful Chairmanship of a committee.

But the story also shows that Alberto Gonzales' efforts to ensure support from those members of Congress who didn't object to the illegal wiretap program worked. The story reveals that Gonzales spiked an investigation into Harman because he needed her to support the Administration as news of the warrantless wiretap program broke in 2005.

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/20/alberto-gonzales-blackmail-notes-and-jane-harmans-support/