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US Attorney Firings

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US Attorney Firings

Scandal hits the nation's highest law-enforcement body. Will justice be served?

The Justice Department’s decision to replace eight US Attorneys at the end of 2006 could have slipped quietly into the bureaucratic annals. Instead, it exploded into scandal when critics—including several of the fired attorneys themselves—charged that the firings had been politically motivated. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales dismissed the affair as little more than “an overblown personnel matter,” but the Democratic Congress seized on Attorneygate, subpoenaing Justice and administration players and forcing a messy confrontation on the issue of executive privilege. Meanwhile, calls for the AG to resign continue to trickle in from both sides of the aisle—leaving the Bush loyalist's future decidedly uncertain.

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  • May 2009

    • Rove Tight-Lipped After Grilling Over Attorney Firings

      Associated Press  |  May 15, 09 3:04 PM CDT

      Rove Tight-Lipped After Grilling Over Attorney Firings

      (Newser) - Karl Rove stayed mum as he left an interview with a special prosecutor today about the firing of US attorneys during the Bush administration, the AP reports. Nora Dannehy questioned the former White House aide at his lawyer’s office; she left after about 4 hours. Rove’s attorney said his client cooperated and did his best to answer Dannehy’s questions. More »

    • Rove Will Be Questioned Over Attorney Firings

      Washington Post  |  May 14, 09 5:19 PM CDT

      Rove Will Be Questioned Over Attorney Firings

      (Newser) - Karl Rove is on the hot seat tomorrow. The former Bush adviser will be interviewed by federal prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation into the firings of US attorneys in 2006, the Washington Post reports. Rove will meet with Connecticut prosecutor Nora R. Dannehy, who has been charged with figuring out whether Bush officials misled investigators looking into the dismissals. More »

    • Gonzales Back in DC for White House Scribes' Shindig

      Washington Post  |  May 8, 09 2:18 PM CDT

      Gonzales Back in DC for White House Scribes' Shindig

      (Newser) - Alberto Gonzales will attend tomorrow’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the Washington Post reports. Gonzales, a guest of the Houston Chronicle , will be hard-pressed to avoid members of a new administration that has all but vilified his actions as Bush attorney general. But, for a man under investigation both for the firing of US attorneys and legalizing torture, the dinner may be a chance to relive the good old days. More »

  • March 2009

    • Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued': Rove

      Fox News  |  Mar 5, 09 11:03 AM CST

      Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued': Rove

      (Newser) - Karl Rove is looking forward to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his alleged role in the sacking of several federal prosecutors, Fox News reports. But beware the “show trial,” Rove said, as “some Democrats would love to have me barbecued.” Rove will also be questioned about the prosecution of Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, which Democrats claim was politically motivated. More »

    • Rove, Miers to Testify on Attorney Firings

      CBS News  |  Mar 4, 09 7:25 PM CST

      Rove, Miers to Testify on Attorney Firings

      (Newser) - Karl Rove and Harriet Miers have agreed to testify before Congress about the controversial firing of US attorneys, CBS reports. The former Bush aides' testimony will not be public, though that could happen in the future, notes the Public Record . Congress is investigating whether the Bush administration fired the attorneys for political reasons, and Rove and Miers have cited executive privilege to avoid testifying. More »

    • GOP Finds Promising Candidates in US Attorneys

      Politico  |  Mar 2, 09 2:18 PM CST

      GOP Finds Promising Candidates in US Attorneys

      (Newser) - US attorneys have been a sore subject for Republicans since the Bush administration's politically motivated dismissal of eight prosecutors in 2006. But in the Obama age, the office is becoming a wellspring of strong Republican candidates, Politico reports. The current climate of public distrust toward government and financial institutions means prosecutors with reputations for even-handed integrity are attractive to voters. More »

  • February 2009

    • Americans Want Torture Investigation: Poll

      USA Today  |  Feb 12, 09 2:00 PM CST

      Americans Want Torture Investigation: Poll

      (Newser) - Two-thirds of Americans want an investigation into alleged Bush administration misdeeds, including torture and warrantless wiretapping, a USA Today /Gallup poll shows. Forty percent of respondents would like to see criminal probes; one-quarter would prefer investigations without the possibility of criminal charges. And even more—70% of those surveyed—said the government should look into allegations that administration officials tried to use the Justice Department for political purposes. More »

    • Obama Could Expose Secrets of the Bush Years

      Politico  |  Feb 10, 09 9:19 AM CST

      Obama Could Expose Secrets of the Bush Years

      (Newser) - Good government groups spent years suing and lobbying to expose the Bush administration’s secrets. Will President Obama spill the beans on his predecessor? Politico outlines major secrets Obama can choose to air or keep: US attorney firings: Claiming executive privilege, Karl Rove refused to testify. But Rove has been re-subpoenaed, and Obama may get to make the final choice. More »

    • Rove Will Cooperate in US Attorney Firings Inquiry

      TPM  |  Feb 3, 09 6:49 AM CST

      Rove Will Cooperate in US Attorney Firings Inquiry

      (Newser) - In a reversal, Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal investigation into the firings of nine US attorneys, Talking Points Memo reports. Rove had refused to cooperate in an earlier inquiry on the firings, which Justice Department officials said severely “hindered” the inquiry. A lawyer for Rove says the earlier refusal was mandated by the White House counsel: “It was not up to us decide." More »

  • January 2009

    • Rove Slapped With Another Subpoena

      USA Today  |  Jan 26, 09 8:40 PM CST

      Rove Slapped With Another Subpoena

      (Newser) - House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers subpoenaed Karl Rove today to testify about alleged politicization of the Justice Department, USA Today reports. Subpoenaed for the first time last Congress, Rove claimed executive privilege and refused to show. Conyers said that unlike former President Bush, President Obama does not support immunity for Rove, who must testify a week from today. More »

    • 10 Democrats Obama Must Watch Out For

      Politico  |  Jan 22, 09 1:05 PM CST

      10 Democrats Obama Must Watch Out For

      (Newser) - The good vibrations can’t last forever. Sooner or later,  President Obama is bound to run afoul of members of his own party. Glenn Thrush, in Politico, scopes out the suspects: John Conyers: The irrepressible House Judiciary chairman wants to investigate the US attorneys scandal and other potential Bush-era malfeasance, despite Obama’s desire to “look forward.” Dianne Feinstein: Senator has already made Obama apologize for not keeping her in the loop. More »

    • Purge of 'Crazy Libs' by Bush Civil Rights Boss Broke Law

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 14, 09 3:44 AM CST

      Purge of 'Crazy Libs' by Bush Civil Rights Boss Broke Law

      (Newser) - A Bush appointee who headed the Justice Department's civil rights division blatantly violated federal anti-bias laws in his hiring policies and then lied about it to Congress, according to government authorities. An internal report quotes emails from Bradley Schlozman, who ran the department from 2003 to 2006, in which he vows to replace the "commies" and "mold spores" in his section with "right-thinking Americans," reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

  • December 2008

    • Gonzales: I'm a Casualty of War on Terror

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 31, 08 6:46 AM CST

      Gonzales: I'm a Casualty of War on Terror

      (Newser) - Controversial former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales didn't deserve the flak he got as a high-ranking Bush administration official, he tells the Wall Street Journal . Gonzales was pilloried for his involvement in the government's "war on terror" policies, but he denies drafting the legal opinions that supported harsh interrogation techniques and holding "unlawful combatants" indefinitely. "What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong?" he asks. More »

  • November 2008

    • Proof Mounts of Impropriety by Feds in Siegelman Case

      Time  |  Nov 14, 08 2:40 PM CST

      Proof Mounts of Impropriety by Feds in Siegelman Case

      (Newser) - New court documents call further into question the actions of Justice Department officials in their prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges, Time reports. With the Democrat’s appeal scheduled for next month, the House Judiciary Committee disclosed violations by the Bush-appointed US Attorney, Leura Canary, who publicly recused herself from the case but continued to privately advise prosecutors. More »

    • Justice Dept. Math: Subtract Politics, Add Confidence

      Washington Post  |  Nov 13, 08 2:54 PM CST

      Justice Dept. Math: Subtract Politics, Add Confidence

      (Newser) - Repairing a Justice Department heavily politicized by the Bush administration’s ideologically motivated hiring practices and controversial counterterrorism measures will be one of Barack Obama’s most daunting challenges, Carrie Johnson writes in the Washington Post . One key area is the secretive Office of Legal Counsel, which advises the government on a range of issues from domestic spying to religious-group funding. More »

    • Bush Could Block Probes Even After He Steps Down

      New York Times  |  Nov 13, 08 5:34 AM CST

      Bush Could Block Probes Even After He Steps Down

      (Newser) - President Bush may be able to maintain his executive privilege to block investigations even after he leaves office, the New York Times reports. Harry Truman successfully claimed he had the right not to testify in 1953, nearly a year after he left office, and Richard Nixon later used Truman's case as a precedent. Experts believe Bush will revive the claim if subpoenaed by any of the congressional committees probing alleged misdeeds during his administration. More »

  • September 2008

    • Mukasey Taps Prosecutor for Attorney Firings Case

      Reuters  |  Sep 29, 08 1:08 PM CDT

      Mukasey Taps Prosecutor for Attorney Firings Case

      (Newser) - Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor today to look into the attorney firing scandal today, Reuters reports, after an internal investigation came up empty-handed. Many top witnesses, such as Karl Rove, didn’t cooperate, but could now be subpoenaed by Connecticut prosecutor Nora Dannehy. More »

    • No Charges in US Attorney Firings: Report

      New York Times  |  Sep 29, 08 9:23 AM CDT

      No Charges in US Attorney Firings: Report

      (Newser) - A Justice Department probe of the firings of a group of US attorneys is ending without recommending charges against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales or anyone else, the New York Times reports. The investigators' report, to be released today, is nonetheless said to be scathing on the politically motivated firings, and to recommend that a prosecutor look into the role of lawmakers and the White House. More »

    • Gonzales Mishandled Secret Docs, Regrets Lapse

      Associated Press  |  Sep 1, 08 5:11 PM CDT

      Gonzales Mishandled Secret Docs, Regrets Lapse

      (Newser) - Lawyers for Alberto Gonzales admit in a memo released today that he mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterrorism program, but say it was unintentional and didn't result in leaks, the AP reports. A government report due out tomorrow is expected to criticize Gonzales's handling of the notes, which he improperly stored and may have taken home. More »

  • August 2008

    • No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      (Newser) - Michael Mukasey said today the ex-Justice Department employees who discriminated against candidates in hiring for political reasons will not face criminal charges, the New York Times reports. Prosecution would be inappropriate, the AG said, because the biased hiring practices violated federal civil service law, not criminal law. More »

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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice...   (Associated Press)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., facing camera, swears in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, back to camera, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., facing camera, swears in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, back to camera, on Capitol Hill in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson is photographed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007 prior to testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson is photographed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007 prior to testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, center, talks to the committee's chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, during a hearing where Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testified on the Justice Department...
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, center, talks to the committee's chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor speaks to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named Tuesday, April 10, 2007, as chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who is embroiled...
Connecticut U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor speaks to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., questions Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. attorneys, March 29, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Whitehouse says the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys have struck...
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., questions Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. attorneys,...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan in seen in her Pittsburgh office Wednesday, April 25, 2007. With U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales under attack in Congress for firing eight U.S. attorneys, Buchanan has also come under scrutiny because of a Justice Department administrative post she held in 2005....
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan in seen in her Pittsburgh office Wednesday, April 25, 2007. With U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales under attack in Congress for firing eight U.S. attorneys, Buchanan...   (Associated Press)
Paul McNulty, who served as deputy Attorney General under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, testifies before the House Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, June 21, 2007 about his role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Paul McNulty, who served as deputy Attorney General under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, testifies before the House Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee during a hearing...   (Associated Press)
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., talks about Paul McNulty, who served as deputy attorney general under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, during a hearing of the House Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in washington Thursday, June 21, 2007 regarding McNulty's role in...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., talks about Paul McNulty, who served as deputy attorney general under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, during a hearing...   (Associated Press)
Former White House counsel Harriet Miers begins her courtesy calls on the Senate, in this Oct. 3, 2005, file photo, in Washington. President George W. Bush ordered Miers to defy a congressional subpoena and refuse to testify Thursday, July 11, 2007, before a House panel investigating U.S. attorney firings....
Former White House counsel Harriet Miers begins her courtesy calls on the Senate, in this Oct. 3, 2005, file photo, in Washington. President George W. Bush ordered Miers to defy a congressional subpoena...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales takes his seat at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as he prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales takes his seat at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as he prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on monitor, at the start of the committee's hearing on his role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on monitor, at the start of the committee's...   (Associated Press)
Paul McNulty, who served as deputy attorney general under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, testifies before the House Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in washington Thursday, June 21, 2007 about his role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Paul McNulty, who served as deputy attorney general under Alberto Gonzales and who has announced his resignation, testifies before the House Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee during a hearing...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on monitor, asks him a question during the committee's hearing on his role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on monitor, asks him a question during...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, is greeted by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on Gonzales' role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, is greeted by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, prior to the start of the committee's...   (Associated Press)
Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., right, asks a question of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, during the committee's hearing on Gonzales' role in the U.S. attorney firings. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah is at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., right, asks a question of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, during the committee's...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, listens as Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on monitor, asks him a question during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, to discuss Gonzales' role in the U.S. attorney firings. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, listens as Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on monitor, asks him a question during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, with his entourage behind him, takes his seat at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as he prepares to resume his testimony following a break, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on about his role in the U.S. attorney...
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, with his entourage behind him, takes his seat at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, as he prepares to resume his testimony following...   (Associated Press)
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US Attorney General Roberto Gonzales(L)
US Attorney General Roberto Gonzales(L)   (Getty Images)
Monica Goodling Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
Monica Goodling Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee   (Getty Images)
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., facing camera, swears in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, back to camera, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., facing camera, swears in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson, back to camera, on Capitol Hill in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department firings of U.S. Attorneys. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales former Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2007, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor speaks to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named Tuesday, April 10, 2007, as chief of staff to U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who is embroiled...
Connecticut U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor speaks to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., in this Aug. 31, 2005 file photo. O'Connor, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, was named...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan is seen in her Pittsburgh office Wednesday, April 25, 2007. With U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales under attack in Congress for firing eight U.S. attorneys, Buchanan has also come under scrutiny because of a Justice Department administrative post she held in 2005....
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan is seen in her Pittsburgh office Wednesday, April 25, 2007. With U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales under attack in Congress for firing eight U.S. attorneys, Buchanan...   (Associated Press)
Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma, Dr. Tom Coburn, at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., in this file photo from Oct 4, 2004. Coburn called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign during Gonzales' Senate testimony Thursday April 19, 2007.
Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma, Dr. Tom Coburn, at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., in this file photo from Oct 4, 2004. Coburn called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, questions Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, April 19, 2007 about the controversial dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, questions Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, April 19, 2007 about the controversial dismissal...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, right, talks with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., during a break in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, April 19, 2007 about the controversial dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, right, talks with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., during a break in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Capitol in Washington...   (Associated Press)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, April 19, 2007 about the controversial dismissal of eight U. S. attorneys. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, April 19, 2007 about the controversial dismissal of eight U. S. attorneys. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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How the Firings Went Down: A Timeline Through May 2007
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