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Congressional investigations are generally "fact-finding"..they are not grand juries to determine if there is sufficent evidence that a crime may have been committed.
The best solution here may be for Congress to immunize the DoJ official, protecting her from criminal prosecution and compelling her to testify in order to determine if Gonzales and the WH conspired to fire the attorney for political reasons (not necessarily a crime, unless it was willfully to block an ongoing criminal investigation) OR if Gonzales or any WH official lied in their own testimony to Congress.
Some may recall Iran-Contra hearings in Congress. Ollie North got immunity to testify before Congress and as a result several higher ranking Reagan officials were convicted of crimes. Was it worth it to let North off?
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