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US attorneys scandal stories: 26 news summaries

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Bush Still Gonzo For Alberto

Senate testimony "increased my confidence," says President

Apr 24, 07 7:06 AM CDT

(Newser) - President Bush is sticking with his beleaguered attorney general despite negative reviews of his performance at last week's Senate hearing from both sides of the aisle. Bush said the testimony from Alberto Gonzales on the pink-slipped U.S. attorneys, roundly characterized as evasive, "increased my confidence in his ability.... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Senate hearings • Congressional investigations • Attorney General • US attorneys scandal • George W. Bush

Gonzales
Wipes Out

Even Republicans turn on AG as he tries to defend US attorney decisions

Apr 20, 07 9:53 AM CDT

(Newser) - Senate Republicans turned on Alberto Gonzales yesterday, leaving little political wiggle room for the embattled A.G. Even the most mild questions from Republicans— including traditional Bush allies—about the U.S. attorney dismissals yielded embarrassing results for Gonzales, who came across as strangely disengaged from the department he runs. More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Republican • Attorney General • US attorneys scandal • Senate Judiciary Committee • scandal

Gonzales Refuses to Resign

Bipartisan criticism peppers AG's Senate testimony on U.S. attorney firings

Apr 19, 07 4:53 PM CDT

(Newser) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said under oath today he had only limited involvement in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and "did not do anything improper." Testifying before clearly hostile lawmakers, he spurned calls that he step down, saying, "The moment I believe I can no... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • US attorney • Congressional investigations • Attorney General • US attorneys scandal • Senate Judiciary Committee • scandal

US Attorneys
Fired for Being Soft on Porn

Gonzales demanded hard line on hardcore

Apr 19, 07 11:40 AM CDT

(Newser) - Several of the U.S. attorneys axed by Alberto Gonzales may have been forced out because they failed to crack down on pornography, Salon reveals. Gonzales and his staff pressured attorneys to pursue adult obscenity cases, even if it meant yanking prosecutors away from, say, terrorism. Some who resisted got... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • politics • law • US attorneys scandal • pornography • scandal

Four Years of Rove E-mails
Go Missing

E-mails may have covered attorney firings

Apr 13, 07 8:11 AM CDT

(Newser) - Four years of emails from Karl Rove that are being sought in a congressional investigation are missing and may have been deleted by Rove himself, the Republican National Committee acknowledged yesterday. The RNC operates the server for non-official e-mail accounts Rove and other White House players use for political business;... More »

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Bush administration • US attorney • Karl Rove • politics • Congressional investigations • RNC • email • US attorneys scandal • executive privilege • scandal

Email Fingers Rove in Attorney Scandal

He knew about the firings in 2005

Mar 16, 07 12:09 PM CDT

(Newser) - An email released Thursday implicates Karl Rove in the U.S. attorney firings scandal, suggesting he knew of the plotted purges much earlier than previously acknowledged. In a message dated January 6, 2005, a White House lawyer reported that Rove had asked to discuss the firings with D. Kyle Sampon,... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • Karl Rove • Kyle Sampson • US attorneys scandal • Senate Judiciary Committee • subpoena • scandal • George W. Bush