Doolittle blames Democrats for leaks

18 May 2007 // Rep. John Doolittle on Friday added a new bullet to his 14-point "talking points" memo on the April 13 FBI search of his Oakton, Va., home.

In a telephone press conference with California reporters, the Roseville Republican said he still thinks the raid - and more importantly, the government's leak of information about it - was all about rehabilitating the reputation of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

But it wasn't Republicans trying to do the rehabilitating, Doolittle said. It was embedded Democratic staffers in the Justice Department who were responsible because of the party's "Republican culture of corruption" campaign.