Goodling To Get Immunity After All

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The Justice Department has apparently decided not to oppose the House Judiciary Committee’s request to grant immunity to Monica Goodling:

Today the Department of Justice gave notice that it would not object to the House Judiciary Committee’s grant of use immunity for Monica Goodling. … The Committee will be moving expeditiously to apply for the court order so that we can schedule a hearing promptly.

I’m really not sure what to make of this. Sounds too good to be true. Maybe they have something else up their sleeve?

Goodling’s testimony could happen before Memorial Day.

Meanwhile, Alberto Gonzales will have to testify before the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday, knowing that Goodling will be coming along soon to tell her side of the story. Keeping other witnesses honest was always perceived as part of the reason why Goodling should be granted immunity. Though that may not apply to the guy whose notes for his testimony seem to consist only of one index card which says “I do not recall!”

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  1. Dimitri says:
    May 18, 2007 at 10:43 am

    1. We see from house.gov that Monica talks on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, 10:15 AM, Washington time.

    2. Before May 7, 2007, Attorney General Gonzalez and Deputy Attorney General had already recused themselves. Thus, the letter as to the waiver of any DOJ objection was issued on May 7, 2007 by Inspector General Glenn A. Fine.

    3. Four days later, the Immunity Order was issued on Friday, May 11, 2007 by Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan.

    4. The following Monday, May 14, 2007, Deputy Attorney General McNulty resigned from office.

    5. If Gonzales soon resigns, then one might even prognosticate, This is a Job for Patrick Fitzgerald. In other words, as to his stalled file until now as to the Valerie Plame affair, this could eventually mean Rove, and even Cheney himself.

    6. If Cheney were to eventually resign, then, under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Bush would have to get a new V.P. appointment past Nancy, and I don’t think that is going to be easy.