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News and Articles on Gallstone pancreatitis
White House denies FBI chief contradicted attorney general over spying program Jul 28, 2007
In testimony on May 15, former deputy attorney general James Comey recounted how Gonzales, then White House counselor, and Andrew Card, then White House chief of staff, went to George Washington University Hospital on the evening of March 10, 2004, in an attempt to persuade a barely conscious Ashcroft, who had just undergone emergency surgery for gallstone pancreatitis, to sign a document recertifying the spying program. Ashcroft refused and deferred to Comey as the acting attorney general,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Editorial May 21, 2007
Ashcroft, who had his gallbladder removed after a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis, was in George Washington University Hospital. Comey, who was in charge, refused to sign the presidential order. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Former Deputy AG Details Justice Department Rebellion Over Surveillance Program May 16, 2007
At that time, in March 2004, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was in intensive care while being treated for gallstone pancreatitis and had temporarily relinquished his powers to Comey. Comey, who was Justice's No. 2 official from December 2003 to August 2005, came to testify before the panel about his views on the controversial firings of at least eight U.S. Attorneys last year, but instead spoke at surprising length about the White House's effort to bypass him on the secret program. (Law.com)
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