Ten Questions for Gonzales
by The Progress Report - Posted January 6, 2005.

President Bush is asking the United States Senate to confirm his nominee to be attorney general, Alberto Gonzales, without all the facts. Despite repeated requests from senators, the White House still refuses "to provide copies of his memos on the questioning of terror suspects." Instead, the Senate will be forced to rely on "press reports or leaks" for information about his role in drafting legal memorandum that provided legal justifications for torture. Gonzales had personally promised Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that he would "engage in an open exchange" regarding his testimony, but so far Gonzales hasn't bothered to answer Leahy's letters requesting the documents. In any event, there are serious questions – regarding his role in the prisoner abuse scandal and other issues – that need to be asked, and answered. We've drafted ten tough questions for Alberto Gonzales.

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