Title: Pelosi: "We Need a New Attorney General.'' Source:
TPM Muckraker.com URL Source:http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002803.php Published:Mar 19, 2007 Author:Paul Kiel Post Date:2007-03-19 15:46:29 by aristeides Keywords:None Views:84 Comments:4
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"I don't think Alberto Gonzales fundamentally understood the difference between being the president's lawyer and the attorney general of the United States and the premier defender of the Constitution,'' she said. "I think what is important is for us to have the hearings, which will be thorough and reasoned and put the facts on the record."
Pelosi said she believes Gonzales was not the only person involved in the decision to fire the federal prosecutors, many of whom were involved in pursuing corruption cases against Republicans.
"I don't think it looks good for him right now," Pelosi said of Gonzales.
Despite the bipartisan calls for Gonzales' ouster, the White House said today, "We hope he stays.''