Gonzales Perjured on April 19th About Griffin Appointment

New document dump reveals the documented proof.

Here are his words from his April 19th testimony:

But I had told Senator Pryor: I wanted Mr. Griffin in for a period of time. Let’s see how he does.

And then in subsequent conversation with Mr. Pryor, I asked him: Can you support Mr. Griffin as the nominee?

And you know, he made it clear to me that he would not support him, by not giving me a yes answer, and so I said: Well, then I cannot recommend him to the White House, because if you don’t support him, I know he will not be confirmed. We’ll look for someone else, and give me names that we ought to consider.

While it is true that these statements, which were lies, were in fact said to Pryor, Gonzales went on to say in the hearing that he had been opposed all along to Griffin’s appointment once he heard of Pryor’s objection. This is disproven in a newly released document: