In his testimony today, Alberto Gonzales blamed the Ashcroft hospital visit on Congress — particularly, the so-called Gang of Eight, the top congressional leadership and the leadership of the intelligence committees. As Spencer Ackerman noted late in the day, three members of the group — Democrats Daschle, Rockefeller and Pelosi — said Gonzales’ version of events isn’t true. In an interview with NPR, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) said the same thing — though she was a little ambiguous, suggesting that her ability to discuss the conversations in question were limited because they were classified.
So all four Democrats say Gonzales’ story is bunk.
What about the Republicans? If memory serves, the top four at the time would have been Hastert, Frist, Roberts and Goss. Whoever the players were, what do they say? Will they vouch for Gonzales’ story? True or not, the Dems are of the opposite party — so some might say they have an interest in contradicting the AG. So what do the Republican members say?
