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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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  • June 2007

    • Vote on AG Derails in Senate

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 07 8:11 PM CDT

      Vote on AG Derails in Senate

      (Newser) - A no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales failed to get out of the Senate today when a procedural vote to cut off debate failed by seven votes. Both sides proclaimed partial victory: Republicans had blasted the vote as a stunt, but Democrats lured seven GOP senators across party lines to support going forward with the vote on the nonbinding motion. More »

  • May 2007

    • Elle Woods, Is That You?

      Slate  |  May 24, 07 8:49 AM CDT

      Elle Woods, Is That You?

      (Newser) - Monica Goodling cleared a very low bar in her Congressional testimony yesterday, Slate 's Dahlia Lithwick argues, and she can thank the Democrats who questioned her for making her look good. The majority members of the House Judiciary Committee, "in expecting to question the Great Exploding Idiot Barbie," Lithwick writes, were "completely underprepared and overmatched." More »

    • Ex-Justice Aide Points Fingers

      Bloomberg  |  May 23, 07 1:26 PM CDT

      Ex-Justice Aide Points Fingers

      (Newser) - The deputy attorney general dissembled in his Senate testimony about the US attorney firings, Monica Goodling told a House committee today. Testifying under limited immunity from prosecution, the AG's former White House liaison said Paul McNulty's account was "incomplete or inaccurate" and accused him of "downplaying" the White House's role in the firings. More »

    • Dems Crank Up Heat on Gonzales

      Washington Post  |  May 18, 07 7:34 AM CDT

      Dems Crank Up Heat on Gonzales

      (Newser) - Alberto Gonzales will face a non-binding motion of no confidence in the Senate as soon as next week, intensifying pressure on the AG to resign. The Washington Post reports today that the list of US attorneys his office considered for dismissal—which Gonzales has testified included just eight names—now numbers 30. More »

    • US Attorney Scandal Widens

      Washington Post  |  May 17, 07 8:42 AM CDT

      US Attorney Scandal Widens

      (Newser) - The Justice Department considered firing at least 26 US attorneys, the Washington Post reports, including 13 who still have their jobs. Alberto Gonzales' office compiled the previously undisclosed lists, which appear to indicate that the AG targeted far more prosecutors than he has acknowledged. He has testified that the purge effort was limited to the eight who were ultimately fired. More »

    • Comey's Star Rises as Support for Gonzo Falls

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 17, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Comey's Star Rises as Support for Gonzo Falls

      (Newser) - James Comey's star turn in Senate testimony against Alberto Gonzales this week prompts speculation that the charismatic former deputy AG should be on the short list to replace him—and might even have legs as a presidential candidate some day. The Wall Street Journal assesses Comey's political future, as support for Gonzales continues to erode. More »

    • Gonzales Fingers Lame-Duck Aide

      Reuters  |  May 15, 07 7:25 PM CDT

      Gonzales Fingers Lame-Duck Aide

      (Newser) - Paul McNulty bears the ultimate responsibility for the US attorney firings, Alberto Gonzales said today, placing the blame for the scandal rocking the Justice Department on its second-highest-ranking official. "He signed off on the names," the AG said. McNulty, who announced yesterday that he'll step down this summer, declined to respond, the AP reported. More »

    • Rove Had Motive to Oust Attorneys

      Washington Post  |  May 15, 07 7:24 PM CDT

      Rove Had Motive to Oust Attorneys

      (Newser) - Karl Rove's role in the US attorney firings wouldn't be atypical for the power broker, writes  the Post 's Dan Froomkin. Bush's ballot-calculating mastermind has long been monomaniacal about prosecuting voter fraud, a move his critics decry as a tactic to "suppress poor and minority turnout." More »

    • Ex-Justice No. 2 Tells of Attempt to Strong-Arm Ashcroft

      New York Times  |  May 15, 07 5:15 PM CDT

      Ex-Justice No. 2 Tells of Attempt to Strong-Arm Ashcroft

      (Newser) - The Senate investigation of Alberto Gonzales took a turn toward high drama today as a former deputy AG described his hospital-room standoff with White House officials attempting to secure the signature of his critically ill boss. James Comey, then No. 2 at Justice—and, with John Ashcroft incapacitated, the acting AG—was with Ashcroft when Gonzales and Andrew Card appeared. More »

    • Key Democrat Resigns White House Post

      Newsweek  |  May 15, 07 9:15 AM CDT

      Key Democrat Resigns White House Post

      (Newser) - A onetime Clinton special counsel resigned from a White House civil-liberties oversight board yesterday, but the defection of the No. 2 Justice official overshadowed Lanny Davis' act of protest. Davis, the only Democrat on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, said the panel had become unable to check the abuses of an executive that appointed and controlled it. More »

    • No. 2 at Justice to Step Down

      Washington Post  |  May 14, 07 6:02 PM CDT

      No. 2 at Justice to Step Down

      (Newser) - Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty will quit the Justice Department after admitting he misled a Senate committee in its investigation into nine fired US attorneys. Three other top Justice officials have resigned in recent weeks, but McNulty, AG Alberto Gonzales' second-in-command and himself a former US attorney, is the highest-ranking casualty of the scandal to date. More »

    • White House Hid Rove's Role in US Attorney Hiring

      National Journal  |  May 11, 07 2:39 PM CDT

      White House Hid Rove's Role in US Attorney Hiring

      (Newser) - Karl Rove finagled a U.S. attorney post for his protégé Timothy Griffin, and the White House concealed his role in the appointment, the National Journal concludes from previously unrelease e-mails leaked to them. Griffin replaced fired attorney Bud Cummins; a Justice Department letter (later retracted) assured Congress Rove played no role in the transaction. More »

    • Push to Oust Gonzales Loses Steam

      Financial Times (UK)  |  May 11, 07 7:15 AM CDT

      Push to Oust Gonzales Loses Steam

      (Newser) - The Democrats' campaign to unseat Alberto Gonzales appears to have lost some luster, the Financial Times reports. As the House Judiciary Committee continues to grill the attorney general about the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys last year, Republicans are increasingly rallying behind their man, and are now calling for the investigation to end. More »

    • Ninth Fired Prosecutor Named

      Washington Post  |  May 10, 07 8:14 AM CDT

      Ninth Fired Prosecutor Named

      (Newser) - With Alberto Gonzales heading for more congressional grilling tomorrow—this time by the House—the Washington Post reports that a ninth federal prosecutor, Todd P. Graves, was asked to step down from his job in January 2006. Graves, who served in Kansas City, said he was told to resign to "give another person a chance." More »

    • Comey Defends Fired Attorneys

      The Hill  |  May 4, 07 8:52 AM CDT

      Comey Defends Fired Attorneys

      (Newser) - Most of the U.S. attorneys axed en masse by the Justice Department last year weren't underperforming, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey told a House panel yesterday. Comey, who left Justice over a year before the firings, said he'd rated the attorneys' performance for Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson in 2005. More »

    • Gonzales Aide Probed for Political Hiring

      Washington Post  |  May 3, 07 6:58 AM CDT

      Gonzales Aide Probed for Political Hiring

      (Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating whether Monoica Goodling, the former aide to Alberto Gonzales recently given immunitiy to testify before Congress, illegally used party loyalty as a criteria in hiring federal prosecutors. Goodling's position involved reviewing applications for prosecutors; it's a violation of federal law to consider political affiliation in hiring for nonpolitical jobs. More »

    • Senate Seeks E-mails From Gonzales

      Yahoo!  |  May 2, 07 8:35 PM CDT

      Senate Seeks E-mails From Gonzales

      (Newser) - The Senate demanded all e-mails pertaining to Karl Rove's role in the disputed firing of eight U.S. attorneys from Alberto Gonzales today, setting a May 15 deadline for the attorney general to turn them over. Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which  issued the subpoena, disputes the White House's claim that the e-mails have disappeared. More »

  • April 2007

    • Democrats Dole Out Subpoenas

      The Hill  |  Apr 26, 07 8:58 AM CDT

      Democrats Dole Out Subpoenas

      (Newser) - The Democratic Congress flexed its oversight muscle today, with both houses dishing out subpoenas all the way up to Condi Rice. A House committee subpoenaed the Secretary of State to discuss the lead-up to the Iraq War, while both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees summoned aides involved in the U.S. attorney firings. More »

    • McCain: Gonzales Should Resign

      Politico  |  Apr 26, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      McCain: Gonzales Should Resign

      (Newser) - John McCain joins the chorus calling for Alberto Gonzales to resign. In an interview after officially launching his campaign in New Hampshire, McCain told the Politico that the attorney general could no longer usefully serve the president. "I reached that conclusion a long time ago," he said, "I just haven’t been asked.” More »

    • Federal Probe Targets Rove, WH Operations

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 24, 07 11:14 AM CDT

      Federal Probe Targets Rove, WH Operations

      (Newser) - The U.S. attorney firings, disappearing e-mails, and other White House political operations have found their way onto the radar of a small office that normally investigates federal employees' misbehavior. Karl Rove is in the sights of the Office of Special Counsel, whose head has vowed not to "leave any stone unturned," the Los Angeles Times reports. 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)   (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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