Eyeing a White House Role in the U.S. Attorney Firings
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In an escalation of its investigation, the House Judiciary Committee seeks to question two White House counsels
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The nomination of Alberto Gonzales to the position of attorney general three days after John Ashcroft publicly resigned has left some speculating about the direction the Department of Justice will take during the next four years.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors.
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The attorney for a former White House aide told Congress on Saturday he expects the Bush administration to try to block the aide from testifying on last year's firings of U.S. prosecutors, as the White House and Congress appeared headed for a court battle.
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Several high-ranking White House officials were closely involved in crafting a public response to the uproar over the firing of a group of U.S. attorneys, according to  documents released late yesterday.
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The investigation into firings of several U.S. attorneys has been expanded into the hiring practices at the U.S. Justice Department.  The probe now includes the Justice Department's civil rights branch and its programs for new lawyers, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
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The Bush administration, bowing to an uproar over its firing of eight federal prosecutors, agreed Thursday to tightening the law for replacing U.S. attorneys and letting Congress hear from senior officials with roles in the ousters.
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The White House could announce a replacement for outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft as early as today, a senior administration official told CNN.
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Did the Justice Department dismiss eight prosecutors for cause? Or was it a political purge? The Democrats in Congress want to find out
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White House legal counsel Alberto Gonzales is the president's choice for attorney general, sources say.
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A senior Justice Department official acknowledged yesterday that a top federal prosecutor in Arkansas was removed to make room for a former aide to presidential adviser  Karl Rove, but he said that six other U.S. attorneys were fired for "performance-related" issues.
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Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' former White House liaison testified today that she never discussed the hiring or firing of U.S. attorneys with White House officials. "I did not hold the keys to the kingdom, as some have suggested," said Monica Goodling, who was senior counsel and White House liaison until resigning in April.
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The White House chief of staff faced possible contempt charges after a congressional panel on Thursday rejected President George W. Bush's attempt to limit the probe of the firing of federal prosecutors.
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The Justice Department is scrambling to find willing replacements for nearly two dozen temporary U.S. attorneys, whose time in office is now limited under a law signed last week by President Bush.
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Alberto Gonzales, the White House nominee for attorney general, is likely to face a grilling at a Senate hearing.
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The White House has decided to defy Congress's latest demand for information regarding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, sources familiar with the decision said yesterday. Such an action would escalate the constitutional struggle and propel it closer to a court showdown.