Conyers threatens perjury charges against Gonzales

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Conyers threatens perjury charges against Gonzales
By Joey Michalakes
Posted: 07/28/08 03:20 PM


House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) on Monday said he would consider perjury charges against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and two other former senior officials in the Department of Justice (DoJ).

Conyers was reacting to a new internal DoJ Inspector General report on the politicization of hiring practices at the department.

In a joint statement with Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), Conyers said that the DoJ Inspector General’s report showed that “that the cost to our nation of these apparent crimes was severe.” Qualified individuals “were rejected for key positions” in the fight against terrorism “for no reason other than political whim,” the statement said.

He said his committee would investigate whether Gonzales; his former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson; or former DoJ White House liaison Monica Goodling committed perjury in sworn testimony delivered before the committee last year.

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