Reply #5: Someone should remind Gonzo what he said to get confirmed

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During his confirmation hearing, the issue of the different roles played by the White House Counsel and the AG came up. Here's what Gonzo said then:

"There is a difference in the position of counsel to the president and as attorney general of the United States. As counselor to the president, my primary focus is on providing counsel to the White House and to the White House staff and the president. I have a very limited staff. The staff doesn't have the expertise or the experience in a great many substantive legal issues. All those are decided in the Department of Justice. I do have a client who has an agenda, and part of my role as counselor is to provide advice so that the president can achieve that agenda lawfully. It's a much different situation as attorney general, and I know that. My first allegiance is going to be to the Constitution and the laws of the United States."

Someone should shove his words back down his throat.

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