Comments Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee,
On Department Of Justice Staffer Monica Goodling
Declining To Provide Testimony
To Committee On Dismissals Of U.S. Attorneys
March 26, 2007

“It is disappointing that Ms. Goodling has decided to withhold her important testimony from the Committee as it pursues its investigation into this matter, but everybody has the constitutional right not to incriminate themselves with regard to criminal conduct.

“The American people are left to wonder what conduct is at the base of Ms. Goodling’s concern that she may incriminate herself in connection with criminal charges if she appears before the Committee under oath.”

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