Alberto Gonzales’ chief of staff Kyle Sampson was supposedly fired because he’s not a good communicator — namely, he failed to tell others at the Justice Department that he had been consulting the White House for nearly two years about the firing of U.S. attorneys before it happened. Because Sampson didn’t spread the word, the story goes, Justice Department officials gave false information to Congress. But it’s apparent that Sampson wasn’t the only one with knowledge of his contacts with the White House.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=181289