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...When the Roehrkasse e-mail came to light, he told the press that Gonzales had been upset because he believed that "Bud Cummins' removal involved performance considerations." But on April 15, Congressional sources tell TIME, Gonzales' former chief of staff Kyle Sampson told a different story. During a private interview with Judiciary Committee staffers Sampson said three times in as many minutes that Gonzales was angry with McNulty because he had exposed the White House's involvement in the firings - had put its role "in the public sphere," as Sampson phrased it, according to Congressional sources familiar with the interview...
...Sampson's private testimony comes to light at an inconvenient moment for the Justice Department and the Attorney General. Gonzales testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. And a new line of inquiry has opened up this week as investigators peruse allegations that two top aides screened career hires for political allegiances...
...appointment at Harvard Medical School; computer scientist Barbara J. Grosz, dean of science at the Radcliffe Institute, which Faust currently heads; Government Department Chair Nancy L. Rosenblum ’69, who was considered to serve as dean of FAS last spring; and Sociology Department Chair Robert J. Sampson are also mentioned as possible candidates for the post, the sources said...
...This week, Congressional committees are conducting private interviews with top Justice Dept. witnesses, including Gonzales' former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, who may shed more light on the U.S. attorney firings, possibly including the role of the White House. Sometime later, the committees are expected to interview Rove, former White House counsel Harriet Miers and others, but the conditions under which they will provide evidence is still being negotiated. The White House has continued to insist they would not testify under oath or with a transcript of the proceedings...
...someone identified only by their e-mail address kr@gwbush.com. The content of the e-mail itself is non-controversial--it refers to Domenici's suggestions for a replacement U.S. Attorney, standard practice in such appointments. But inclusion of the outside e-mail account opens the door for questioning Sampson on the use of such accounts by the White House and other administration officials...