White House considered firing all prosecutors
The chief White House lawyer floated the idea of firing all 93 US attorneys at the start of President George Bush’s second term, but the justice department objected and eventually recommended the eight dismissals that have generated a political firestorm two years later.
The long-simmering feud erupted with the new revelations, causing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to cancel a planned trip today amid calls from Congress for his ouster.
