May 24, 2007
Goodling admits she broke the law, accuses Gonzales of lying to
congress

In her testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Ms. Goodling removed all
doubt about whether partisan politics infected the Justice Department´s
treatment of federal prosecutors. She admitted that she investigated the party
affiliations, and even campaign contributions, of applicants for prosecutor,
and other nonpolitical jobs. "I know I crossed the line," she said of her
actions, which may have violated federal law. Her admission that partisan
politics was used to hire people only makes it more likely that it was also
used to fire people.

Ms. Goodling appeared to be straining to make her testimony helpful to Mr.
Gonzales, but when backed into a corner, she conceded that he had lied about
his role in the scandal.