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80th Attorney General of the United States

80th Attorney General of the United States

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== "Controversies" ==

== "Controversies" ==

Alberto Gonzalez was the center of a controversy over the firings of 8 United States attorneys. Detractors insisted that the attorneys were fired for political reasons, instead of performance-based reasons (a claim that no one in the White House has ever made, though some Justice Department officials initially made this claim in Congressional testimony).<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801880.html</ref> Despite the fact that United States attorneys serve at the pleasure of the [[President of the United States]], and can be fired at any time for any reason, the [[Liberal bias|liberally biased]] media insists on calling it a scandal. So, even if the President did want to remove any United States attorney just because he or she was a Democrat, the President would be within his purview to do so. In fact, Alberto Gonzalez "tempered the White House desire to replace U.S. Attorneys wholesale." <ref>http://communities.justicetalking.org/blogs/day24/archive/2007/03/23/alberto-gonzales-raw-deal.aspx</ref>

Alberto Gonzales was the center of a controversy over the firings of 8 United States attorneys. Detractors insisted that the attorneys were fired for political reasons, instead of performance-based reasons (a claim that no one in the White House has ever made, though some Justice Department officials initially made this claim in Congressional testimony).<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801880.html</ref> Despite the fact that United States attorneys serve at the pleasure of the [[President of the United States]], and can be fired at any time for any reason, the [[Liberal bias|liberally biased]] media insists on calling it a scandal. So, even if the President did want to remove any United States attorney just because he or she was a Democrat, the President would be within his purview to do so. In fact, Alberto Gonzalez "tempered the White House desire to replace U.S. Attorneys wholesale." <ref>http://communities.justicetalking.org/blogs/day24/archive/2007/03/23/alberto-gonzales-raw-deal.aspx</ref>

During his testimony over this "Controversy", Mr. Gonzales stated 74 times that he could not recall various events relating to the situation.

During his testimony over this "Controversy", Mr. Gonzales stated 74 times that he could not recall various events relating to the situation.

<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/221105/alberto_gonzales_testifies_to_congress.html</ref>

<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/221105/alberto_gonzales_testifies_to_congress.html</ref>

== Trivia ==

== Trivia ==

* Albert Gonzalez was voted the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas in 1992.

* Albert Gonzales was voted the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas in 1992.

* His Secret Service nickname is "Elephant", a reference to his uncanny ability to memorize obscure parts of United States law.

* His Secret Service nickname is "Elephant", a reference to his uncanny ability to memorize obscure parts of United States law.

== References ==

== References ==