There is talk that Alberto Gonzales, Bush's nominee to be Attorney General, played a role in helping Bush avoid jury duty in a 1996 drunk driving case involving a stripper. Had Bush been called, he would have been asked about his DUI in 1976.
On Bush's jury questionnaire, he left it blank on the part asking if he was ever convicted. Gonzales says he went with Bush to court the day Bush was "prepared to serve on a jury." He says the defense lawyer moved to strike Bush from the jury.
The court transcript says what Gonzales says but Travis County Judge David Crain says Gonzales met him beforehand in his chambers. Crain says Gonzales asked that Bush be taken off the jury because as governor he could pardon the defendant.
