Kyle Sampson to testify before Senate committee

March 23, 2007

Washington, D.C. - Kyle Sampson, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former chief of staff, has agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, his lawyer said in a letter to the committee chairman Friday.

Kyle Sampson, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former chief of staff, has agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, his lawyer said in a letter to the committee chairman Friday.

"Mr. Sampson looks forward to answering the committee's questions," Bradford Berenson said in a two-paragraph letter. "We trust that his decision to do so will satisfy the need of the Congress to obtain information from him concerning the requested resignations of the United States attorneys."

Sampson, one of several officials who faced a possible subpoena to testify, will appear voluntarily before the committee at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Sampson resigned over the matter, which has sparked calls for the resignation of Gonzales. The White House has said that Gonzales will testify before the committee, but a date for his testimony has not been set.