Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) last week sent Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales a letter listing 12 topics he expects Gonzales to clarify at Tuesday's hearing. Excerpts:" When you last testified . . . you often responded to questions from Senators on both sides of the aisle that you could 'not recall.' . . . By some counts, you failed to answer more than 100 questions . . . I would like to avoid a repeat of that performance."
"1.On April 19, you testified . . . that you had not spoken with anyone involved in the firings about that process. . . . Then on May 23, Monica Goodling testified . . . that she had an 'uncomfortable' conversation with you during which you outlined your recollection of what happened and asked her for her reaction to your version. Is Ms. Goodling's testimony accurate, and if so, how do you account for your previous, uncorrected testimony to this Committee?"
"2.Why has your description of who made the decisions [about the attorney firings], and who was most involved in the decision-making process, changed over time?"
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