So, it turns out Gonzo really was involved in the purge, thanks to some recently disclosed emails from that mysterious 18-day gap the Justice Dept. tried to get away with. Here’s the summary, in a nutshell, from Josh:

No surprise there, really. But keep this in mind. Everything the Justice Department has said that later turned out to be false was almost certainly known by the White House to be false, at the time the false statements were made, to the media, and most importantly, to Congress.

Let that sink in.