Alberto Gonzales is a Liar

Alberto Gonzales is a Liar

By: Anonymous Liberal @ 11:01 AM - PDT

On the off chance there is anyone out there who
continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blantant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere.

On December 14, 2005, Alberto Gonzales participated in an online question and answer session for the Washington Post. One of the questioners made the following comment:

I have a vague memory of reports of thousands of wire taps, many without the required authorization.

To which Gonzales responded:

You mention wiretaps. All wiretaps must be authorized by a federal judge. In addition, investigators must show probable cause and comply with other requirements before the court may authorize the wiretap. This has always been
the case, and the PATRIOT Act did nothing to diminish these safeguards.

Two days later, on December 16, 2005, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times published their blockbuster story revealing that the Bush Administration had been wiretapping U.S. citizens without warrants for years.

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