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US Attorney General resigns
By Associated Press
Published: 08/27/2007

WASHINGTON, DC - Alberto Gonzales, the nation's first Hispanic attorney general, announced his resignation Monday, driven from office after a wrenching standoff with congressional critics over his honesty and competence.

Republicans and Democrats alike had demanded his departure over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys, but President Bush had defiantly stood by his Texas friend for months until accepting his resignation last Friday. Read more.

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Comments:

  1. StephanieCasey on 04/20/2019:

    There are a lot of reasons for him resign in this manner. More information can be found here to see what led to him resigning like this in such an important time in history.


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