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An e-mail from the attorney general's chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, recommended firing Lam in March of 2005.
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Kyle Sampson, a lawyer for Rivkin, said Friday he was aware the forfeiture action was filed.
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He exchanged e-mails with Kyle Sampson prior to the firings, receiving updates on White House approvals.
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In a Jan. 30, 2007, e-mail, Kyle Sampson, who resigned last week as the attorney general's chief of staff, noted a Justice Department letter to Sen.
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Kyle Sampson, who organized the effort to identify U.S. attorneys to be replaced, resigned as Gonzales' chief of staff earlier this month for his role in the scandal.
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And Gonzales' former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, told the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that Iglesias was added to the list of lawyers to be fired only after November's congressional elections.
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His former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, told senators last week that he began talking about the firings with Gonzales in early 2005 but defended the shakeup, saying nothing was done for improper reasons.
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In addition to chief of staff Kyle Sampson, who has resigned and will testify on Capitol Hill tomorrow, another aide, Monica Goodling, is seeking the protection of the Fifth Amendment with its safeguard against self-incrimination.
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