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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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  • July 2008

    • Bush Aides Must Testify: Judge

      Washington Post  |  Jul 31, 08 12:36 PM CDT

      Bush Aides Must Testify: Judge

      (Newser) - Turning aside White House arguments that top aides are protected from subpoenas by executive privilege, a judge ruled today that Harriet Miers must testify before a congressional committee on the firings of nine federal prosecutors, the Washington Post reports. Miers and fellow aide Joshua Bolten can, however, invoke executive privilege in declining to respond to specific questions. More »

    • In Politicizing Justice, 'Appalling' Betrayal

      Washington Post  |  Jul 29, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      In Politicizing Justice, 'Appalling' Betrayal

      (Newser) - New confirmation that the Justice Department used political criteria in hiring for career positions shouldn’t just outrage the maybe-liberals they discriminated against, derailing careers because they were gay, say, or had a wife who was a Democrat, a former Clinton administration official writes in the Washington Post . It’s a major blow against the entire institution, argues Jamie Gorelick. More »

    • US Attorney: I Was Fired Over Gay Rumors

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 29, 08 10:37 AM CDT

      US Attorney: I Was Fired Over Gay Rumors

      (Newser) - One of the US attorneys fired in the 2006 sweep by Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department says she believes rumors of a lesbian relationship with a top prosecutor cost her the job and derailed the prosecutor’s career. “I am persuaded with deep regret that this is what was the basis,” Margaret Chiara told the Los Angeles Times after yesterday’s damning report by the department’s inspector general. More »

    • Cautious Mukasey Disappoints Former Backers

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 3:52 AM CDT

      Cautious Mukasey Disappoints Former Backers

      (Newser) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey's cautious approach has disappointed one-time backers who hoped for a new direction at the Justice Department, reports the New York Times . He has been reluctant to probe the US attorney firings that triggered predecessor Alberto Gonzales' downfall, and has moved at a snail's pace on issues from torture to mortgage fraud, critics charge. More »

    • Lawmakers Make Much of Karl Rove's Empty Seat

      Washington Post  |  Jul 11, 08 6:27 AM CDT

      Lawmakers Make Much of Karl Rove's Empty Seat

      (Newser) - Karl Rove ignored a subpoena ordering him to appear before a House committee probing alleged abuses of power in the Justice Department yesterday—and the committee didn't let that get in their way. Lawmakers printed a name card for Rove, pointed a mike at an empty chair, fetched a cool glass of water for the absent Bush strategist, and disparaged his absence freely, reports Dana Millbank in the Washington Post. More »

  • June 2008

    • Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 3:25 PM CDT

      Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      (Newser) - The Justice Department screened applicants to its internship and recruitment programs for conservative attitudes and credentials, rejecting applicants with liberal-sounding resumes, the Washington Post reports. Today's report by the department’s inspector general details a history of partisan hiring practices beginning in 2002 and concludes that the process "undermined confidence in the integrity of the department's hiring processes." More »

    • US Attorney Probe Moves Forward

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 16, 08 6:33 PM CDT

      US Attorney Probe Moves Forward

      (Newser) - For the first time since it came to light 2 years ago, the US attorneys scandal has gone beyond the investigative phase. The Justice Department has asked for a grand jury to hear evidence as it weighs perjury charges against a former interim US attorney, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bradley Schlozman left government last year under fire after bragging about hiring only Bush-friendly lawyers and bringing charges against a liberal voter-registration group. More »

    • Conservative Pearce Wins GOP Primary for Domenici Seat

      Politico  |  Jun 4, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      Conservative Pearce Wins GOP Primary for Domenici Seat

      (Newser) - New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce edged out Rep. Heather Wilson in the GOP primary for retiring Sen. Pete Domenici's seat yesterday, Politico reports. The results pleased Democrats, who predict that Pearce, who ran as an unapologetic conservative, will be a weaker opponent to Democratic Rep. Tom Udall in November than the more moderate Wilson would have been. More »

  • May 2008

    • Rove Spurns Subpoena on US Attorneys

      Politico  |  May 23, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      Rove Spurns Subpoena on US Attorneys

      (Newser) - Karl Rove RSVPed in the negative to the subpoena the House Judiciary Committee issued yesterday, Politico reports. His lawyer said Rove wants none of what committee chair John Conyers has promised to dole out. Citing Conyers' promise of an "ass kicking," Robert Luskin said he's not “the least bit confused about the Committee’s motives and intentions.” More »

    • House Panel Subpoenas Karl Rove

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 22, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      House Panel Subpoenas Karl Rove

      (Newser) - A House panel slapped Karl Rove with a subpoena today to compel his testimony on the White House's role in the firing of federal attorneys and the prosecution of Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, the Chicago Tribune reports. Rove, due to appear July 10, refused requests to speak voluntarily to the committee. His lawyer called the move a "gratuitous confrontation." More »

  • April 2008

    • Executive Privilege Goes to Court

      Mother Jones  |  Apr 25, 08 9:48 PM CDT

      Executive Privilege Goes to Court

      (Newser) - The civil suit brought by Congress as it investigates the 2005-06 firings of US attorneys is becoming a groundbreaking constitutional tussle that could decide the true scope of executive privilege. The precedent that could be set in the ruling from a US district court is now more significant than the truth behind the firings, Mother Jones reports. More »

    • Congress Prods Justice Dept. on Secrecy

      Washington Post  |  Apr 8, 08 10:38 AM CDT

      Congress Prods Justice Dept. on Secrecy

      (Newser) - Congress is redoubling its efforts to get info from the Justice Department, the Washington Post reports. Requests for classified documents have languished for as long as 3 years, and the contretemps between Congress and Alberto Gonzales over their disclosure has improved little under the new AG, Michael Mukasey. "We agree that there is always room for improvement in our effort to be responsive to Congress," said a DoJ spokesman. More »

  • March 2008

    • House Sues Bush Aides Over Subpoenas

      Washington Post  |  Mar 10, 08 6:40 PM CDT

      House Sues Bush Aides Over Subpoenas

      (Newser) - Lawmakers sued two top Bush aides today to make them testify about the sacking of federal prosecutors in 2006. The House Judiciary Committee suit seeks to enforce subpoenas against White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers, who have refused to testify or supply subpoenaed papers. "We will not allow the administration to steamroll Congress," one lawmaker said. More »

    • Mukasey Nixes Bush Aides Contempt Case

      Reuters  |  Mar 1, 08 5:12 AM CST

      Mukasey Nixes Bush Aides Contempt Case

      (Newser) - A  showdown over executive privilege got more likely yesterday when Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he wouldn't pursue contempt charges against two Bush aides, Reuters reports. Mukasey rejected the request from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to refer the case to a grand jury, arguing that they had committed no crime by refusing to testify to Congress about the controversial firing of 9 US prosecutors. More »

  • February 2008

    • House Holds 2 Bush Aides in Contempt

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 5:18 PM CST

      House Holds 2 Bush Aides in Contempt

      (Newser) - The House voted today to hold two Bush insiders guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in last year's US attorneys scandal, the AP reports. Angry  Republicans boycotted the vote and walked out in protest. Democrats censured chief of staff Josh Bolten and former Bush counsel Harriet Miers for ignoring congressional subpoenas into whether prosecutors were fired for political reasons. More »

  • December 2007

    • Committee Votes to Hold Rove, Bolten in Contempt

      Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 12:37 PM CST

      Committee Votes to Hold Rove, Bolten in Contempt

      (Newser) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to hold Karl Rove and Josh Bolten in contempt today, the AP reports, for ignoring subpoenas on the US attorneys scandal. The White House, however, says the citations will likely die on the Senate floor. “I vote knowing that it’s highly likely to be a meaningless act,” Sen. Arlen Specter said. “In this context, we have no alternative.” More »

  • November 2007

    • Bush Can't Protect Rove, Senator Says

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 1:21 PM CST

      Bush Can't Protect Rove, Senator Says

      (Newser) - President Bush’s attempts to protect Karl Rove from testifying about the firings of US attorneys were shot down today by the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning Rove will likely face contempt charges unless he complies with congressional subpoenas, the Associated Press reports. Bush had cited executive privilege, which protects advisers, but Bush had no hand in the firings, the committee ruled. More »

    • Dems Threaten White House With Contempt

      Associated Press  |  Nov 6, 07 7:24 AM CST

      Dems Threaten White House With Contempt

      (Newser) - Democrats have threatened a vote holding White House aides in contempt of Congress if they don't cooperate with an investigation into last year's firing of federal attorneys, the AP reports. A citation, approved this summer by a House judiciary committee, was filed yesterday. If approved by the entire House, a US attorney might prosecute the case. More »

  • October 2007

    • Gonzales Could Face Charges

      Slate  |  Oct 26, 07 7:08 PM CDT

      Gonzales Could Face Charges

      (Newser) - Alberto Gonzales might soon find himself on an unlikely side of the law if a pending DOJ report recommends criminal charges against the former AG for lying under oath. Pending prosecution may even explain Gonzales' unexpected departure, Slate ’s Dahlia Lithwick speculates. Now he’s hired a criminal-defense attorney and stopped talking to DOJ investigators. More »

    • Justice Memos Endorse Torture

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 9:56 AM CDT

      Justice Memos Endorse Torture

      (Newser) - The Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales secretly endorsed the use of torture techniques during interrogation by the CIA, the New York Times reports. A classified 2005 legal memorandum authorized the harshest  techniques ever used by the CIA, the Times says, including a combination of head-slapping, waterboarding, sleep deprivation, freezing, loud noises and other forms of physical pain. 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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Background

How the Firings Went Down: A Timeline Through May 2007
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A guide to the scandal, from the first internal e-mails to their reverberating aftermath

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The United States Attorneys serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. There are 93 United States Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. United States Attorneys are appointed...

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