Monica Goodling’s reign as the first ever sitting Justice Department official to plead the Fifth is over, CNN just reported. She’ll resign tomorrow.
Update: More from the AP:
The top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit on Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors.
“I am hereby submitting my resignation to the office of attorney general,” Monica M. Goodling said in a three-sentence letter. There was no immediate reason given, but her refusal to face Congress had intensified a controversy that threatens Gonzales’ job…
Calling her five-year stint at Justice an honor, Goodling told Gonzales in her letter, “May God bless your richly as you continue your service to America.”
