Leahy asked the investigation not be limited just to "criminal violations" the Attorney General may have committed

Leahy asks for internal Justice Department investigation of Gonzales | Nick Juliano | Published: Thursday August 16, 2007

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, frustrated by his own battles with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, has asked the Justice Department's top investigator to examine Gonzales's "potential misleading, evasive or dishonest testimony."

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Thursday asked Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine for the investigation.

"I have identified numerous instances in which the Attorney General appears to have contradicted his own previous testimony or the statements or testimony of other senior officials, or where he appears to have engaged in efforts to mislead," Leahy wrote. "I have given him an opportunity to clarify and revise his testimony, but he has not meaningfully addressed our significant concerns."

Leahy asked the investigation not be limited just to "criminal violations" the Attorney General may have committed. (Last month, four members of the Judiciary Committee requested a special independent prosecutor be appointed to investigate allegations of perjury on Gonzales's part.) ...