Sampson and De-liars?

By DANA MILBANK
The Washington Post

Filed 3.30.07

Kyle Sampson, the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was in his fourth hour testifying yesterday about the firing of federal prosecutors when Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy cut him off.

"We've just received word that the Republicans have objected, under the Senate rules, to this meeting continuing," Leahy (D-Vt.) announced before angrily bringing down the gavel.

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Photo Captions & Credits: "Kyle Sampson, Alberto Gonzales's former chief of staff, acknowledged he "should have helped to prevent this," but often drew a blank: He said 122 times in testimony, "I don't remember." (By Linda Davidson -- The Washington Post)