Meanwhile, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has sent Alberto Gonzales a letter in response to allegations that Gonzales may have advised President Bush to shut down an investigation into the administration’s domestic wiretapping surveillance program because of his role in the program. Conyers wrote, “It would be an extraordinary abuse of authority if you advised the President on this matter after learning that your own conduct was to be investigated.” Conyers wrote his article following the publication of an article on the issue by Murray Waas in the National Journal.