Here's Seeing the Forest on the Sandy Berger story.

On the Leanin' Lou Dobbs program tonight, Slade Gorton said the Justice Department assured the 9/11 Commission had all the documents - meaning that no documents were missing or destroyed.

That, of course, will only double the wingnut lies.

Update (7/23): It was Gorton who said "we have every one of those documents," and Jamie Gorelick who said the Justice Department confirmed it. (See below.) Josh Marshall was watching the same program, and he caught respected public broadcaster Tucker Faye Carlson in a gigantic lie.

GORTON: Well, we can't shed any light on exactly what happened there and on Sandy Berger's troubles with the Justice Department and the Archives. What we can say unequivocally is we had all of that information. We have every one of those documents. All of them have -- are infused in and are a part of our report.

DOBBS: So the commission was denied no information as a result of whatever Sandy Berger did or did not do at the National Archives?

GORTON: That's precisely correct.

GORELICK: And we have been so assured by the Justice Department.

DOBBS: Jamie Gorelick, Slade Gorton, we thank you both. And again, our congratulations, and thanks for your service to the country.