Gonzales Denies Politics Played Role in Exit of Prosecutors
By RebeccaCarr Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 12:02 PM
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rejected media reports Wednesday that suggested his office was forcing out nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys around the country for political purposes.
“It’s not true,” said Gonzales, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington about the importance of the judicial branch.
Gonzales declined to get into specifics, citing restriction on publicly discussing personnel issues. But the attorney general did note that the attorneys who “have been in the news” have all served a 4-year term, making them ripe for replacement.
“Every U.S. attorney serves at the pleasure of the president of the United States,” Gonzales said. “We can be asked to leave at any time.”
To date, 11 top federal prosecutors have recently resigned or announced their resignations.
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By RebeccaCarr Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 12:02 PM
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rejected media reports Wednesday that suggested his office was forcing out nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys around the country for political purposes.
“It’s not true,” said Gonzales, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington about the importance of the judicial branch.
Gonzales declined to get into specifics, citing restriction on publicly discussing personnel issues. But the attorney general did note that the attorneys who “have been in the news” have all served a 4-year term, making them ripe for replacement.
“Every U.S. attorney serves at the pleasure of the president of the United States,” Gonzales said. “We can be asked to leave at any time.”
To date, 11 top federal prosecutors have recently resigned or announced their resignations.
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