We have yet to reach the denouement in this political theater. The DoJ Inspector General has expanded the internal investigation of Gonzales, which may have led, in part, to his resignation:
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The Justice Department's inspector general indicated yesterday that he is investigating whether departing Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales gave false or misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied under oath about warrantless surveillance and the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
The disclosure by Inspector General Glenn A. Fine in a letter to Congress signals an expansion of the department's internal investigations into Gonzales's troubled tenure, probes that were not previously known to be focused so sharply on the attorney general and his testimony....
...Fine, in a letter yesterday to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), said his office "has ongoing investigations" related to Gonzales's testimony on several key issues, including the prosecutor firings and allegations of improper hiring practices, the National Security Agency's Terrorist Surveillance Program, the FBI's use of national security letters, and Gonzales's characterizations of his conversation with an aide before a House hearing.
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This investigation should absolutely continue to make it clear that even the Attorney General is not above the law.
The next act in this theater of the absurd will be the response of the Acting AG and BUsh if the Inspector General recommends that formal criminal proceedings against Gonzales be initiated, which IMO is highly likely.
Will Bush block the filing of any formal criminal charges with the "Libby defense that Gonzales has "suffered enough"? Stayed tuned.