Richard Tafoya
Apr 6th, 2007, 03:15 PM
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/
Justice Department official Monica Goodling, who had raised controversy by invoking the 5th Amendment in her refusal to testify before Congress, resigned her job as counselor to the attorney general late Friday.
In a brief letter to Alberto Gonzales, Goodling gave no reason for her resignation but said it was effective April 7th.
"I am hereby submit my resignation to the Office of the Attorney General, effective April 7, 2007. It has been an honor to have served at the Department of Justice for the past five years," Goodling said.
"May God bless you richly as you continue your service to America," she concluded.
The resignation came suddenly just as the Justice Department was closing for the Easter weekend, and with no warning.
Hours earlier, officials said she continued in her status of being paid while on regular leave.
US News:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/blogs/news_blog/070405/goodling_hires_lawyer_who_brou_1.htm
Monica Goodling, the Department of Justice liaison with the White House now caught up in the U.S. attorneys firing feud, has invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to appear before Congress.
Her lawyer, John Dowd, whose biography reflects a longtime career as an attorney for high-profile government-employee clients, has recently fired off two letters to the Democratic House and Senate Judiciary Committee chairmen in which he lectured them on constitutional rights.
http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/
Justice Department official Monica Goodling, who had raised controversy by invoking the 5th Amendment in her refusal to testify before Congress, resigned her job as counselor to the attorney general late Friday.
In a brief letter to Alberto Gonzales, Goodling gave no reason for her resignation but said it was effective April 7th.
"I am hereby submit my resignation to the Office of the Attorney General, effective April 7, 2007. It has been an honor to have served at the Department of Justice for the past five years," Goodling said.
"May God bless you richly as you continue your service to America," she concluded.
The resignation came suddenly just as the Justice Department was closing for the Easter weekend, and with no warning.
Hours earlier, officials said she continued in her status of being paid while on regular leave.
US News:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/blogs/news_blog/070405/goodling_hires_lawyer_who_brou_1.htm
Monica Goodling, the Department of Justice liaison with the White House now caught up in the U.S. attorneys firing feud, has invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in refusing to appear before Congress.
Her lawyer, John Dowd, whose biography reflects a longtime career as an attorney for high-profile government-employee clients, has recently fired off two letters to the Democratic House and Senate Judiciary Committee chairmen in which he lectured them on constitutional rights.