Gonzales to tesitfy (I don’t recall) again today, as the list of fired prosecutors grows. More here. Gonzales starts his testimony at 9:30 ET, and you can watch it here.

WASHINGTON — As Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales prepares to testify Thursday on the controversial firings of federal prosecutors, congressional investigators are scrutinizing the role of a little-known but high-ranking Justice Department official who helped shape the department’s widely criticized response to those dismissals.

John Nowacki — who had limited courtroom experience when he was promoted into a senior position overseeing federal prosecutors — has quietly played a key role in the campaign to contain the fallout. That campaign, as much as the dismissals themselves, has crippled the department and threatens to topple Gonzales.

Gonzales has been under siege since February for his handling of the firings. In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, he is expected to affirm the case he made last month to a Senate panel: that the firings were badly handled but justified. Neither Gonzales nor other top Justice Department officials have explained precisely how each of the prosecutors turned up on the termination list.

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