Leahy has said he'll subpoena the e-mails if he has to. And of course subpoenas have already been issued for other Justice Department documents that are being withheld.
The question now is: What happens if those subpoenas are defied? It's unlikely that Gonzales will make arresting himself for contempt of Congress a high priority - not when he's got so much important work to do defending the nation's children from predators.
The fact that a criminal cover-up is taking place will become too flagrantly obvious for anyone to ignore. The GOP is already looking down the barrel of an electoral savaging of historic proportions in 2008 - and that's
before Bush bombs Iran and gas goes to $5.00 a gallon. They may need to bite the bullet and impeach the sorry the son of a bitch.
It's happened before...
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RESOLVED, That Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanours, and that the following articles of impeachment to be exhibited to the Senate:
Article 3
In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, contrary to his oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has failed without lawful cause or excuse to produce papers and things as directed by duly authorized subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives...
In all of this, Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore, Richard M. Nixon, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
