Snow Won't Comment On 18-Day Gap: "I've Been Led To Believe There's A Good Response For It"

Researchers have discovered an 18-day gap in the 3,000 documents on the U.S. Attorney purge released this week by the Justice Department. The gap extends from mid-November to early December, "which was a critical period as the White House and Justice Department reviewed, then approved, which U.S. attorneys would be fired while also developing a political and communications strategy for countering any fallout from the firings."

During today's press briefing, CNN's Ed Henry noted that one of the last emails before the gap is from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' ex-chief of staff Kyle Sampson to then-White House Counsel Harriet Miers, asking, "Who will determine whether this requires the president's attention?"

White House spokesman Tony Snow refused to explain the gap, telling reporters, "I've been led to believe that there's a good response for it." He said President Bush "has no recollection of this ever being raised with him."

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