[h3]Gonzales May Face Perjury Probe[/h3] The [a href="vny!://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070730/NATION/107300064/1001"]Washington Times[/a] is reporting today that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and the panel's ranking Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter, warned yesterday that Attorney General Gonzales "must quickly clarify apparent contradictions in his testimony about surveillance laws or risk a possible perjury investigation or a special prosecutor."
[/p]Sen. Leahy, on CBS's Face the Nation, warned Gonzales "has a week to correct [his testimony] if he wants. I'd suggest he consult with a lawyer as he does it."
[/p]And on the CBS Evening News, Sen. Specter was shown saying, "The Department of Justice would be much better off without him." Sen. Leahy: "I think a lot of us Republicans and Democrats were incredulous at some of the answers. I told him, frankly, I don't trust him." CBS went on to report, "Gonzales's critics are focused on his inconsistent answers about a secret terrorist surveillance program ordered by the White House which clears the way for warrant-less wiretap. In 2006 Gonzales told the Judiciary Committee no one in the Bush administration objected. ... But this May his former deputy James Comey disputed Gonzales's testimony saying there had been heated arguments and threats to resign" and, according to CBS, FBI Director Robert Mueller also "disputed" Gonzales's testimony.[/p][a href="vny!://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_070730.htm"]vny!://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_070730.htm[/a]
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