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No Criminal Charges in Firing of US Attorneys

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:01:46 CDT

The Bush administration's Justice Department didn't commit any crimes when it fired nine federal attorneys in 2006, a two-year investigation has concluded. The internal report removes the possibility that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who resigned in part because of the controversy, will face prosecution. The report did fault him...

Gonzales Changes Tune on 'Legitimate' CIA Probe

Harry Kimball — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:53:35 CDT

Alberto Gonzales did not mean to endorse Eric Holder’s probe of alleged CIA torture during the Bush administration by calling it “legitimate,” the former AG tells the Washington Times , which broke the story. “I don't support the investigation by the department because this is a matter that has already been...

Gonzales: Holder's CIA Probe 'Legitimate'

Harry Kimball — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:07:05 CDT

Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is on the same page as Eric Holder when it comes to investigating allegations of CIA torture. “As chief prosecutor of the United States, he should make the decision on his own, based on the facts,” he tells the Washington Times . Gonzales, who's taken much...

Gonzales: I Haven't Spoken to Bush

Jason Farago — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:36:53 CDT

Two years after leaving the Justice Department in disgrace, Alberto Gonzales is still trying to get back on his feet. In an interview with New York Times Magazine 's grand inquisitor Deborah Solomon, the former AG says he's living in an apartment in Lubbock, Texas, where he'll begin a teaching...

Obama Nominates US Attorney Fired Under Bush

Rob Quinn — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:49:29 CDT

A US attorney fired by the Bush administration is set to get his old job back, the Washington Post reports. Daniel Bolger, whose 2006 firing is among those being probed for partisan motivation, has been nominated by President Obama to again be the federal prosecutor for Nevada. Former Attorney General...

Gonzales Lands Teaching Gig at Texas Tech

John Johnson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:29 CDT

It took a while, but Alberto Gonzales has a job again. Nearly two years after resigning as George Bush's attorney general, Gonzales has been hired by Texas Tech to teach a course this fall, reports the Austin American-Statesman . Gonzales will be a visiting professor in the political science department and...

Groups Move to Disbar Bush Lawyers Over Torture

Kevin Spak — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:42:00 CDT

A coalition of mostly left-leaning organizations is attempting to get a gaggle of Bush officials disbarred for sanctioning torture, the Legal Times reports. In complaints filed with five state bar associations today, the groups accuse ex-attorneys general Michael Mukasey, Alberto Gonzalez, and John Ashcroft—along with nine others—of violating...

Gonzales Back in DC for White House Scribes' Shindig

Nick McMaster — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:18:01 CDT

Alberto Gonzales will attend tomorrow’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the Washington Post reports. Gonzales, a guest of the Houston Chronicle , will be hard-pressed to avoid members of a new administration that has all but vilified his actions as Bush attorney general. But, for a man under investigation both for...

Wiretap Catches Rep Making Deal for Pro-Israel Lobby Group

Kevin Spak — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:18:00 CDT

A wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the Intelligence...