Lawyer: That’s No ContradictionAs I pointed out earlier, one of the documents released today apparently catches Kyle Sampson in another bind.
And during a conference call with reporters today, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that Sampson had not been fully honest with the committee last month. At issue is whether Sampson gave a false impression when he said that he didn’t have “in mind any replacements” for any of the U.S. attorneys who were asked to resign.
“He left a clear impression that they did not have people in mind for a replacement,” Schumer said, calling it “extremely troubling.”
“The contradictions continue to pile up…. The issue of replacements now becomes central.”
But Sampson’s lawyer Bradford Berenson released a statement that there’s no contradiction here:
“Kyle’s testimony regarding the consideration of replacements was entirely accurate. In December 2006, when the seven U.S. Attorneys were asked to step down, no specific candidate had been selected to replace any of them, and Kyle had none in mind. Some names had been tentatively suggested for discussion much earlier in the process, but by the time the decision to ask for the resignations was made, none had been chosen to serve as a replacement. Most, if not all, had long since ceased even to be possibilities.”
So it goes.