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Sanchez, a California Democrat, added that she is "hopeful that the Bush Administration will work with us to get to the truth of this issue, especially after reading the Attorney General's stated support for legislation that would take politics out of the U.S. attorney selection process." Following this week...
Gonzales had tried to dismiss the controversy as an "overblown personnel matter," but his attitude appeared to irritate the Judiciary Committee's leading Republican, Sen. Arlen Specter. "One day there will be a new attorney general," Specter said at this week's public hearing in the Senate, "maybe sooner rather...
Not long after that, Gonzales met with senators to make clear that Bush would not oppose a Democratic measure intended to eliminate the attorney general's current prerogative to appoint federal prosecutors without Senate confirmation. Previously, the Justice Department had spoken out against such legislation.
Gonzales also made clear that subpoenas would not be necessary to obtain testimony from five of Gonzales's aides involved in the firings. The attorney general's abrupt retreat was also reflected in a statement from a Justice Department spokesman: "In hindsight, we should have provided the U.S. attorneys with...
Both Domenici and Wilson confirmed that they had gotten in touch with Iglesias, but denied pressuring him in any way. The Justice Department also acknowledged that Domenici had called Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his top deputy four times to complain about Iglesias' behavior, inquiring whether he was "up to...