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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to Resign Today
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales applauds President Bush during a ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 where Gonzales was sworn in as United States Attorney General. Bush administration officials say Gonzales will announce his resignation Monday, Aug. 27, 2007.
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation today.
Will the President immediately appoint (recess appointment) a successor?
Update:
Word is that he submitted his resignation letter last Friday and that a likely temporary replacement for Gonzales is Solicitor General Paul Clement, who would take over until a permanent replacement is found.
Stay tuned……..
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Giuliani Notes: Attorney General Gonzales Should Be Given Benefit of the Doubt
Republican Presidential hopeful and former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani speaks at the the National Newspaper Association’s annual Government Affairs Conference in Washington March 22, 2007.
AP: Giuliani: Give Gonzales benefit of doubt
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, a former U.S. attorney in New York, said Thursday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should get “the benefit of the doubt” in the uproar over the firings of federal prosecutors.
“The president has addressed it,” Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, said. “The attorney general’s an honorable man. He’s a decent man. He should be given a chance to explain and everybody should sort of give him the benefit of the doubt and allow him to explain.”
Republicans and Democrats alike have questioned Gonzales’ leadership and some have called for him to resign as Congress investigates whether the firings of eight prosecutors over the past year were politically motivated.
The Alberto Gonzalez Flap is a tempest in a teapot and a pure political ploy to help the Democrats regain the White House in 2008.
On the O’Reilly Show on Fox this evening, Bill outlined the problems with three of the United States Attorneys who were fired.
The White House should take the hint and allow the AG to explain the circumstances of the dismissals.
Rudy is right.
Republican Presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani is surrounded by reporters after his address before the National Newspapers Association in Washington.
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Michael Ramirez on Alberto Gonzales and the U.S. Attorneys
Showdown looms in attorney firings probe
The Democrat controlled Senate will issue subpoenastoday and the White House will rescind its offer to allow advisors Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to speak privately with Senators and Representatives. And the President will be sustained by the SCOTUS.
A tempest in a teapot that will soon blow over – providing the White House stands its ground.
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