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Hearing: Gonzales Says Firings Justified

Fighting to save his job, embattled U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales today told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he had not fired eight prosecutors for political reasons. “I would not do that, I would never do that,” he said. In a case-by-case review, Gonzales—in what one committee member termed a “reconfirmation”…

Apr 19, 2007 8:06 PM CDT

Multiple Senators Ask AG to Resign

Under often heated questioning from Senators, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales held firm on his stance that the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys were proper, though poorly handled.

Apr 19, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

Gonzales to Testify Today

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is expected to testify today that he may have been imprecise in statements about the firings of eight U.S attorneys, but he never intended to mislead the American people.

Apr 19, 2007 12:00 PM CDT

House Eyes Immunity for ex-DOJ Aide

The House Judiciary Committee is considering whether to grant limited immunity to Monica Goodling, who was White House liaison for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Bloomberg News reports. Goodling has cited the Fifth Amendment in refusing to testify before Congress about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. Judiciary Committee Chairman John…

Apr 18, 2007 2:26 PM CDT

Ex-Chief of Staff Calls Gonzales ‘Inaccurate’

In an interview with congressional investigators, the former chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said his former boss was “inaccurate” or “at least not complete” when he said he did not discuss the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. D. Kyle Sampson’s statements were released yesterday, the New York…

Apr 17, 2007 1:15 PM CDT

Gonzales Hearing Off, Due to Va. Massacre

U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales’ scheduled hearing Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been postponed because of the massacre today at Virginia Tech. According to the latest news reports, at least 33 were killed and at least another 30 were injured in two separate on-campus shooting sprees. The death toll…

Apr 16, 2007 11:45 PM CDT

US Attorney Mess Spreads to Wisconsin

Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is calling for embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to consider reinstating any U.S. attorney who was improperly dismissed in a political purge, the Bloomberg news agency reports. Meanwhile, Adam Cohen of the New York Times, in a news analysis,…

Apr 16, 2007 8:35 PM CDT

Poll: Almost Half Say Gonzales Should be Fired

The public is divided on whether U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should be forced out because of his handling of the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Forty-five percent of those surveyed said Gonzales should lose his job, and 39 percent said he should…

Apr 16, 2007 4:38 PM CDT

Poll Majority: Gonzales Should Resign

A poll by the Los Angeles Times shows that most Americans believe Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign.

Apr 11, 2007 2:17 PM CDT

Gonzales Appoints New Chief of Staff

Kevin O’Connor, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, was appointed today as chief of staff for embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He replaces Chuck Rosenberg, who served on an interim basis. Rosenberg replaced Kyle Sampson, who abruptly resigned in mid-March due to the growing controversy over the firing…

Apr 10, 2007 10:54 PM CDT

Gonzales Subpoenaed

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been subpoenaed by a House panel seeking documents concerning the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys, the Associated Press has reported. For more on the ongoing document dispute between the AG and Congress, see our blog stories earlier today and April 5. For more on the…

Apr 10, 2007 7:44 PM CDT

Bunkered Up, Gonzales Preps for Testimony

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is holed up this week, phoning more than a dozen Republican lawmakers to solicit support and intensively practicing his testimony about the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys in recent months. He’s blocked off three days next week to run through mock question-and-answer sessions with staffers,…

Apr 5, 2007 3:12 PM CDT

Ex-Aide: Gonzales Approved Prosecutors’ Firings

The former chief of staff for Alberto Gonzales says the attorney general approved a plan to fire eight U.S. attorneys. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Kyle Sampson defended the controversial decision to remove the prosecutors, the Associated Press reports. Sampson said…

Mar 29, 2007 7:28 PM CDT

Hearing: Gonzales Says Firings Justified

Multiple Senators Ask AG to Resign

Gonzales to Testify Today

House Eyes Immunity for ex-DOJ Aide

Ex-Chief of Staff Calls Gonzales ‘Inaccurate’

Gonzales Hearing Off, Due to Va. Massacre

US Attorney Mess Spreads to Wisconsin

Poll: Almost Half Say Gonzales Should be Fired

Poll Majority: Gonzales Should Resign

Gonzales Appoints New Chief of Staff

Gonzales Subpoenaed

Bunkered Up, Gonzales Preps for Testimony

Ex-Aide: Gonzales Approved Prosecutors’ Firings

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