Kondracke called Dems "a hanging party," said Leahy response to Goodling "reminds you of McCarthyism"

SUMMARY: On Special Report, Mort Kondracke called the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee investigating the firing of eight U.S. attorneys "a hanging party," explaining that he chose the characterization "because every time there's an inconsistency in somebody's testimony, however minute ... they're ready to pounce and accuse [the witness], basically, of perjury or violating the law or something like that." Kondracke also accused Sen. Patrick Leahy of "McCarthyism," for questioning the reasons behind Monica Goodling's decision to invoke her Fifth Amendment right and refuse to testify if called upon by Congress.

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