Lawyers: Gonzales mishandled classified data

[kpete]

Lawyers: Gonzales mishandled classified data
Associated Press
Published: Monday September 1, 2008

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, but not on purpose, according to a memo by his legal team.

The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, acknowledges that Gonzales improperly stored notes about the program and might have taken them home at one point.

Removing secret documents from specially secured rooms violates government policy.

Gonzales' lawyers wrote in their memo that there is no evidence the security breach resulted in secret information being viewed or otherwise exposed to anyone who was not authorized.

The classified notes focus on a March 2004 meeting with congressional leaders about a national security program that was about to expire. Efforts to renew the program sparked an intense Bush administration debate that played out at the hospital bedside of then-Attorney General John Ashcroft.

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[JackBeck]

1. Freeper heads collectively exploded over Sandy Berger.

Yet why am I confident they will find a way to give Gonzales yet another pass?

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Hey if Berger fucked up, he'll do his time.

Problem is, it was Ashcroft and Gonzales who couldn't convict him. Hell, they never charged him nor did they bring him to trial.

The GOP's "Justice" Department has really sucked.

[katandmoon]

2. Sandy Berger was charged with a misdemeanor for doing something similar

Gee, think I'll hold my breath waiting for Gonzo to get the same treatment...NOT.

[L. Coyote]

3. Too bad this didn't fall into the "right" hands!