Sen. Schumer (D-NY) catches Mr. Gonzales in one of several lies. Gonzales says Carol Lam was well aware of the DOJ’s concerns about her immigration policy. Lam says that’s false. Kyle Sampson says that’s false. The documents say that’s false.
First he claims the ‘documents’ show she was told. Not true. He gives up on that. Now he’s saying that members of Congress told her, which is of course a non-sequitur since the question is whether the DOJ told her that they were concerned.
This is a telling moment for Gonzales since not only is he lying but he doesn’t even seem to be even marginally prepped with what’s in the public record.
Late Update: Now Sen. Schumer is confronting Gonzales with his lies to Sen. Pryor (D-AR).
Later Update: See the video here …
Even Late Update: Gonzales backtracks on Lam fib.
