a eu-phemism for torture, in the U.S. government’s post-9/11 “War on Terror.” Gonzales had also presided over the firings of several U.S. Attorneys who had refused back-channel White House directives to prosecute political enemies, allegedly causing the office of Attorney General to become improperly politicized. Following calls for his removal, Gonzales resigned from the office “in the best interests of the department,” on August 27, 2007, effective September 17, 2007.

A number of members of both houses of Congress publicly said Gonzales should resign or be fired by President Bush. Calls for his ousting intensified after his testimony on April 19, 2007. However, the Pres-ident gave Gonzales a strong vote of confidence saying, “This is an honest, honorable man,...

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