Gonzales’ Stone Wall

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2007 Although Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was characteristically dodgy during last week's questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee about just who had dispatched him in March 2004 to persuade an ailing John Ashcroft to approve an illegal wiretapping program, The New York Times leaves little mystery that it was Vice President Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Worse Than Watergate, Part II

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 23, 2007 If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wasn't in enough trouble already, he now has to deal with the fallout from his disgraceful behavior in John Ashcroft's hospital room in March of 2004, when Gonzales attempted to strong-arm Ashcroft into reauthorizing the domestic surveillance program implemented by the White House after 9/11 -- as Ashcroft lay ailing on his sickbed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Low Can Gonzales Go?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 18, 2007 We already knew Alberto Gonzales was happy to bend the law to suit the bidding of the president, but accosting a sick man in his hospital room? The more one learns about him, the more unbelievable it is that this man is still our attorney general. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Care to Change Your Tune, Mr. Gonzales?

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2007 Sens. Feingold, Schumer, Kennedy and Durbin have asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales if he cares to revise previous testimony after the revelations of former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, who gave contradictory testimony about Gonzales' attempt to "take advantage of a very sick man." If you've been overwhelmed by Bush administration scandals and missed the details of this one, here's a primer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush’s Showdown With the Justice Department

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2007 Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey reveals the circumstances surrounding the reauthorization of the domestic spying program, including then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales' late-night visit to an ailing John Ashcroft in order to "take advantage of a very sick man who did not have the powers of the attorney general" at the time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2006 This week, our collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes Jon Stewart grilling John Ashcroft on torture; an unbelievable before-and-after as a billboard model is transformed; and a satirical campaign ad so preposterous that the GOP won't even run it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let the Eagle Soar

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2006 Former attorney general and amateur singer/songwriter John Ashcroft appeared Wednesday on "The Daily Show" to defend the president's various abuses of power, including torture, which he characterized as stern questioning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Ashcroft Knew and When He Knew it

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 Murray Waas at the National Journal has another sizzling scoop: Then-Atty Gen John Ashcroft continued to oversee the Valerie Plame-CIA leak probe long after he learned that top White House officials were suspected of involvement (He didn't recuse himself from the investigation for two months) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ashcroft’s Deputy Opposed Parts of Spy Program

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2006 Two of Bush's most senior advisors made an emergency visit in 2004 to a hospitalized John Ashcroft to get him to override his deputy and sign off on a continued warrantless domestic surveillance program. Read the story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )