Photo: #Gonzales' top aide, fearing criminal prosecution, refused to testify in a scandal over the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors.
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Gonzales' top aide, fearing criminal prosecution, refused to testify in a scandal over the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images)

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Senators probe U.S. attorney firings

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/29/2007, 9:00 a.m.
Broadcast: Midday, 03/29/2007, 11:00 a.m.

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The U.S. Senate Judiciary committee questions Kyle Sampson, the Justice department aide to Alberto Gonzales who carried out the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

Democrats and some Republicans in Congress have accused the Bush administration of misleading them on why the firings happened and who was involved.

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  • David Stras: is an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota. He was a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.

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