Prosecutor named to probe controversial US attorney firings

2010-06-25T22:58:34Z

Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Monday he will appoint a prosecutor to investigate whether his predecessor Alberto Gonzales and others involved in the firings of nine US attorneys broke the law.

Democrats had accused Gonzales, who resigned last year after a bitter and prolonged constitutional st...

Official defends filing voter fraud case

2010-09-09T00:21:32Z

Justice Official Defends Filing of Voter Fraud Case Before Election

A senior Justice Department official on Tuesday defended his decision to bring a Missouri voter fraud case just days before the 2006 election, despite guidelines discouraging such cases because of the potential to influence voting.

Democrats on the Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales points to a journalist as he takes questions during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Gonzales Interview

2010-06-26T01:49:59Z

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales speaks during an interview in Lubbock, Texas, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Gonzales said Tuesday that any criminal investigation into whether CIA interrogations after Sept. 11, 2001 crossed legal lines could have a chilling effect on U.S. anti-ter...

Cheney Indicted

2010-06-26T05:08:29Z

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, and Vice President Dick Cheney are shown in this 2006 file photo at the White House. Cheney and Gonzales have been indicted on state charges involving federal prisons in a South Texas county that has been a source of biz...

Iraq CIA

2010-06-26T06:30:03Z

In this May 8, 2007 file photo, then Attorney General Alberto Gonzales addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Dearborn, Mich. Gonzales misled Congress when he claimed the CIA in 2002 approved information th...

Spain US Torture

2010-06-26T08:41:34Z