Attorney General Gonzales resigns
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned from office on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.
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Resigning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the scandal-scarred Justice Department on Friday, declaring himself hopeful about its mission of ferreting out crime and defending the truth.
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The first resignations were Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans. The White House press secretary made the announcement, saying the president had accepted the decisions of both men.
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An assistant attorney general at the Justice Department announced her resignation on Friday, becoming the seventh official to quit the department since the Democratic-led Congress launched an investigation in March into the firing of nine federal prosecutors.
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Embattled Alberto Gonzales is the latest in a series of top-level departures from the Bush administration.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales accepted responsibility Tuesday for mistakes in the way the Justice Department handled the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors but he rejected calls for his resignation.
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Posted November 10, 2004 -- Not more than 24 hours after John Ashcroft resigned his position as Attorney General, President George Bush has named Alberto Gonzales to fill Ashcroftâs shoes and become the first Hispanic to serve in the position.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was announced Nov. 9, a week after President Bushâs re-election.
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Another Justice Department official involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is resigning, the department said on Friday.
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Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to step down when Tony Blair quits as prime minister, he announces.
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales insisted that he would not resign, but said, âI acknowledge that mistakes were made here.â
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday it's up to President Bush whether he remains in the administration and said he wants to stay and explain to Congress the circumstances surrounding the firings of eight U.S. attorneys
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, longtime Bush confidante and a key player in the administration's secret wiretapping and data-mining activities announces his resignation. He leaves under fire from Democrats and Republicans, who've questioned his honesty and his botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys.
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Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to step down after six years in office, it is announced.
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Attorney General John Ashcroft, a fierce conservative who generated controversy with his tough tactics in the war on terror, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of President Bush's closest friends, resigned Tuesday, the first members of the Cabinet to quit before the start of a second term.
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The embattled attorney general offered no clear explanation of the reasons for his departure or its timing.
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An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the Justice Department over the death penalty and other issues.