Taxpayers to Pay Gonzales Legal Bills?

I thought you would be interested in an issue that got Senate Judicary Chairman Pat Leahy and me pretty fired up.  You may be surprised to know that it has been reported in the press that the Department of Justice has committed to pay up to $24,000 per month for the legal bills of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.  If this strikes you as a curious use for taxpayer funds in the middle of an economic crisis, would it surprise you that the Department has so far refused to account for how or why these funds are to be spent?

The full story is here [1].