Monica Goodling, a senior Justice Department official involved in the firings of federal prosecutors, will refuse to answer questions at upcoming Senate hearings, citing Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, her lawyer said Monday.

"The potential for legal jeopardy for Ms. Goodling from even her most truthful and accurate testimony under these circumstances is very real," said the lawyer, John Dowd.

The party is over. This is something that reaches straight into the oval office. The removal of these attorneys, by law, can only be executed by the President. Not the Attorney General, not his chief of staff, not the White House chief of staff, The President. Here's the future. Gonzales, who pissed off the other 85 US Attorneys is looking at removal and likely prosecution, but he's not the fall guy on this, he can't be because he can't actually fire the attorneys.

Mr. Nixon? Your car is in front again?