Schlozman ‘Clarifies’ Sworn Testimony Over Election-Timed Voter Fraud Case
Schlozman ‘Clarifies’ Sworn Testimony Over Election-Timed Voter Fraud Case
During his sworn Senate testimony last week, former Missouri U.S. Attorney Bradley Schlozman repeatedly asserted that he had been “directed” by Craig Donsanto, the head of the Justice Department’s Election Crimes section, to file controversial voter fraud indictments against a week before the 2006 election.
Pressed by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Schlozman testified that if questioned, Donsanto, who literally wrote the Department’s manual on how to approach election crimes, “would state explicitly and without reservation that he did in fact OK the issuing of the indictments.” But multiple former Justice Department officials have now come foward saying that it is highly unlikely Donsanto would have signed off on the indictments “of his own volition.”
Today, Schlozman sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revising his sworn statements to Congress:
I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify my testimony with regard to the timing of the voter registration fraud indictments against four employees of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (”ACORN”). Although I later clarified my testimony in responding to Senator Whitehouse’s questioning at the hearing, I did state in response to various questions during my testimony that the long-time career head of the Public Integrity Section’s Election Crimes Branch had “directed” me to file the indictments prior to the November 2006 election.
As required by Section 9-85.210 of the U.S. Attorney’s Manual, at my direction, the Assistant United States Attorney assigned to the case consulted with the Election Crimes Branch prior to the filing of the indictments. I want to be clear that, while I relied on the consultation with, and suggestions of, the Election Crimes Branch in bringing the indictments when I did, I take full responsibility for the decision to move forward with the prosecutions related to ACORN while I was the interim U.S. Attorney.
In a statement released today, Leahy responded to the letter: “It is deeply troubling that after weeks of preparation Mr. Schlozman appears to have misled the Committee and the public about his decision to file an election eve lawsuit in direct conflict with longstanding Justice Department policy.”
“This Justice Department and this Administration already suffer from a severe credibility crisis, and learning that yet another senior official was less than forthcoming during his testimony before Congress does little to restore any of the lost trust or eroding confidence in their leadership,” Leahy said.
Read the full letter HERE.
Read Leahy’s full statement below:
“It is deeply troubling that after weeks of preparation Mr. Schlozman appears to have misled the Committee and the public about his decision to file an election eve lawsuit in direct conflict with longstanding Justice Department policy. I asked him repeatedly about this case at the hearing because of concerns that it was done to use law enforcement power improperly to affect the outcome of the election, which is the reason the Department instituted the policy as a safeguard against such manipulation.
“This Justice Department and this Administration already suffer from a severe credibility crisis, and learning that yet another senior official was less than forthcoming during his testimony before Congress does little to restore any of the lost trust or eroding confidence in their leadership. It is difficult to get to the facts when Administration officials fail to come clean, but the Committee will continue to pursue the truth behind this matter.”
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This idiot is toast. No way will he be confirmed now.
He belongs in prison.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:02 pmIf only Libby had done the same thing, he wouldn’t be in the position he’s in now.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:02 pmAnd as we know from Gonzales who “took responsibility” for the US Attorneys scandal, “taking responsibility” means nothing.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:02 pmNo do-overs. playground rules. if you request a do-over you are perjuring yourself.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:02 pmIs it just me or is this whole DOJ thing turning out to be one big object lesson in impotence?
June 12th, 2007 at 12:09 pmYou know if anybody here did this in court, the judge would have the bailiff put us in handcuffs and rule against us. Amazing.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:10 pmLeaving aside this guy being a total shame and disgrace….
Cripes, that picture is scary.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:11 pmSo what? Does anyone really think the Dem’s are going to do anything about this …… they are proving to be as the msm portrays them ….. timid at best! perhaps some sort of non-binding vote is in order? that would really smack the GOP down! or maybe more hearings so everyone has something to do? yeah, that’s the ticket!
June 12th, 2007 at 12:11 pm“clarify” means damage control for perjury… pathetic…
June 12th, 2007 at 12:12 pmLets make it easy for you Schumer, ok…listen closely….
THEY ARE ALL LIARS!
There, easy, just keep that in mind when asking questions of anyone in this criminal administration
IGNORE THE TROLLS - Debate good, Trolls bad
June 12th, 2007 at 12:12 pmNice, revising sworn statements to congress. You figured he would have had the proper answers then. Of course some people don’t prepare for their exams.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:13 pmSen. Leahy > Schlozman has committed perjury, so he must be indicted and removed from his position.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:13 pmOur legal system has broken down.
Chimpy and Gonzo killed it.
Get ready for martial law next year.
…after the next false-flag “terrorist” attack.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:13 pmFor the latest news, document dumps, email archives, hearing transcripts and other essential materials in the firings of U.S. attorneys, see:
June 12th, 2007 at 12:13 pm“The U.S. Attorney Scandal Resource Center.”
The appropriate punishment is to knock him about the sconce with a dirty shovel.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:14 pm“It is deeply troubling BUT ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE that after weeks of preparation Mr. Schlozman appears to have misled the Committee and the public about his decision to file an election eve lawsuit in direct conflict with longstanding Justice Department policy.â€
I suspect that’s what Senator Leahy really wanted to say.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:14 pmAverage Americans are NOT allowed to revise their sworn testimony in a court of law, so why should Schlozman be allowed to do it in a letter?
June 12th, 2007 at 12:16 pmJust so we’re clear, the strategy, which he spent weeks preparing, was to say the indictments were authorized from on high, unilaterally and without qualification, while he was before the Senate, under oath, and on camera. Then he would admit that his testimony that what he said was completely fabricated, in a “clarifying letter,” a bit later.
Has he ever prosecuted a witness who did this when he was a US attorney? Oh wait, has he ever prosecuted anyone?
June 12th, 2007 at 12:16 pm#13 - Our legal system has broken down.
Chimpy and Gonzo killed it.
Get ready for martial law next year.
…after the next false-flag “terrorist†attack.
This is why I’m very angry at the Dems. They had a prime opportunity to govern and to do the will of the people. They also blew a huge chance at defending the Constitution from the ReichWingNuts. But they caved.
Now, anything is possible.
There are no guarantees that this nation will remain a republic. Remember what happened when Rome transitioned from being a republic to becoming empire?
Think about it. Then you’ll know the depth of how the Dems blew their chance.
ReichWingNuts were never interested in anything but empire. And you know the system has failed when none of them will serve time in jail, nor will any of them hang for the treason they have committed.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:20 pmRoboTroll 3100 reports:
Democrats are criminalizing poor memories.
Pleasure of The Presidentâ„¢.
Criminalization of Politicsâ„¢.
No Underlying Crimeâ„¢. (Note: wrong scandal — sorry)
Can you remember exactly what you had for breakfast on October 30, 2006?
Clinton Did It Tooâ„¢.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:23 pmwas there any mention of a citation for contempt of congress, re; perjury?
has there been one citation issued for contempt yet? and they have confirmed perjury on how many separate statements now? obstruction?
get it yet? these are dog and pony shows to pretend they care about justice. they don’t actually do anything.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:37 pmReminds me of a story from an old friend who used to work at the Library of Congress. He was using the restroom while an old duffer in one of the stalls talked his way, quite loudly and colorfully, through a difficult bowel movement. Kind of like the casino mens room scene in the first Austin Powers movie, but more like a Senate DOJ hearing. A lot of chat and time devoted to a result not at all unordinary…nothing is going to come of this.
How sad.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:40 pmThe crime family lives on lies for if we were told the truth of what they are trying to accomplish, they know they would all be cell mates of Scooter Libby. They need Gonzo in the Justice Department…he is protecting the thugs of the Bush Crime Family.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:40 pmoldtree may be right. What do the democrats have that’s concrete and what do they intend to move forward on? It’s becoming very discouraging.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:42 pmRemember what happened when Rome transitioned from being a republic to becoming empire?
But we have a Libertarian party —DOH
June 12th, 2007 at 12:42 pmSchlozman is a worm. All of us know guys like him. He’s a wannabe and a kiss-ass who has convinced the higher-ups of his ability(which in fact, is inability). Schlozman will worm his way through life and hopefully we’ll soon be rid of his involvement.
Is it bad form for Leahy to label Schlozman as a liar?
June 12th, 2007 at 12:58 pmSchlozman’s way to “clarify” is apparently to write 7 ambiguous sentences averaging over 40 words each. One sentence includes 59 words with 4 commas and two parenthetical phrases. Is this the work of someone with no writing skills or someone who is intentionally trying to obfuscate?
June 12th, 2007 at 1:00 pmSchlozman tends not to mention that he indicted the ACORN employees only after ACORN found the fake registration cards through its quality control procedures, turned in the employees, and fully cooperated with investigators. This undermines any argument that he needed to indict them before an election in order to prevent systematic voter fraud.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:00 pmSchlozman, Rove, Sampson, et al. This is the Revenge of the Nerds, and not in a good way. All these pudgy, pasty, (ah face it, ugly) men who lust after power for its own sake - they are the team manager who sucks up to the quarterback and abuses anyone they can. The are the worst kind of bully - their power lies in how effectively the can serve the truly powerful, and that is way they protect Bush so fiercely. They know that if he falls they lose everything.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:06 pmBlah blah blah… do something about it already.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:36 pmPROSECUTE HIS ASS!
June 12th, 2007 at 1:45 pmSchlongman
June 12th, 2007 at 1:49 pmConfiscate his apparent dentures!
June 12th, 2007 at 1:50 pmwell — that is the most non-correcting
correcting letter i’ve yet read!
it seems — to my eyes — that mr.
schlozman just opened himself up
to a couple additional lines of
potential perjury charges — in
allegedly lying before the senate. . .
i’ll provide some more detail, as the
June 12th, 2007 at 2:15 pmafternoon progresses, above. . .
It is fitting that Schlozman aka “Alvin the Chipmunk” was involved in the ACORN case.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:22 pmNoen: Remember the Seinfeld episode where the boyfriend’s voice was the same as Elaine’s friend’s? Dude’s a high-talkin’, perjury-committin’,do over-wantin’, felony-dodgin’, Leahy-baitin’…weasel.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:55 pmWhat I want to know is, is this Donsanto guy dead?!?
Every story I read about this says OTHERS say that
Donsanto wouldn’t have approved the indictments.
Has anybody asked Donsanto? Haul his ass in front
of Congress and ask him straight up!
I don’t want to hear whether other people think
it would be likely or not for him to approve the indictments,
I want to hear from the horse’s mouth!
Where is this dude? Let’s get on with this! And why do these
people keep getting second/third chances to revise their
testimony in front of Congress?
Impeach the lot of them. From the top down! (ha, pipe dream)
June 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pmlklk
June 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pmYou go, Schlongman!
June 12th, 2007 at 6:49 pmI find it amazing, after watching this Iraq war develop over years to the point now where millions of Iraqis have been killed or displaced. (Does it not remind anyone else of the Israel occupation of Palestine? A foreign power killing and displacing millions of people for unknown goals whilst telling them its for their benefit?). One lie after another and yet no one is ever held to account. A newspaper or website has a number of headings - what about liesremembered.com or similar; a site/page where someone who has told a clear lie is added to the board and the days counted until he apologises. eg Mitt Romney and his WMD misdirection (lie) or Alberto Gonzales. Publish the same lie everyday until it is rectified.
June 12th, 2007 at 10:18 pmI’m apologizing ahead of time…but if I’ve ever seen a picture of a ‘douchebag’, well this is it….
June 13th, 2007 at 1:35 amhere is another breaking story at inymedia http://digg.com/ world_news/ Bush_Twins_Caught_on_Film_Engaging_in_Homosexual_Insest#c7160747
June 13th, 2007 at 5:28 amThe fact remains this is a clearly worded breach of law that falls directly upon the AG, a Senior position.
June 13th, 2007 at 6:50 amScholzman is about to share a prison cell with Paris Hilton.
June 13th, 2007 at 3:36 pm