March 22, 2007
Excerpts from the Missing Emails Concerning the U.S. Attorney Purge


Researchers have discovered an 18-day gap in the 3,000 documents on the U.S. Attorney purge released this week by the Justice Department.

To: Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General
From: Paul McNulty, Deputy Attorney General

Judge,

I'm concerned that the Democrat Congress is going to require us to testify and swear under oath soon. What should we say?

Paul

Paul,

What the hell is this "testimony" and "oath swearing"? As you may know, I was a Judge in Texas and these concepts are not used down there.

Judge

Judge,

You and I both know the President's views on swearing, and he says he will be G-d effing damned if a member of his office is forced to swear in public.

Harriet Miers

Judge,

They say they want the truth.

Paul

Paul,

I want the truth to come out just as much as the next man. The next man being Karl Rove.

Judge

To: Karl Rove

Seeking your instructions on giving the truth on the U.S. Attorney matter. Please advise.

Paul McNulty
Sent from my Blackberry handheld handholding device

Paul,

You know that saying, the truth shall set you free? Have you ever heard the saying, the truth shall get you five to fifteen, or three to five if you become a cooperating witness?

Rove

Karl,

So we should lie?

Paul

Paul,

I was joking. I want the truth to come out as much as the next man. The next man being Dick Cheney.

Karl

Dick,

Seeking advice on testifying before Congress on the U.S. Attorney thing. Karl said something about the truth, but it was unclear.

Judge

Judge,

I want the truth to come out. Preferably in a small room with the blinds drawn and some very loud music playing over it. And no transcripts! Tell them we'll let them take notes on cocktail napkins. Black cocktail napkins that they have to leave with us.

Dick

Dick,

And by truth you mean?

Judge

Judge,

The same stuff we do whenever our lips move.

Dick
Sent from my secret Blackberry handheld Spy-o-later®

Dick,

Hypothetically: If someone were to kind of bend the truth under oath, they could still be nominated to the Supreme Court, right?

Judge

Judge,

Please direct questions like this to Justice Roberts.

Dick
Posted by Tom Burka at 3:43 PM in News