{"id":839,"date":"2007-03-23T20:51:04","date_gmt":"2007-03-24T02:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=839"},"modified":"2017-06-06T05:06:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T11:06:48","slug":"documents-show-gonzales-approved-us-attorney-firings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/documents-show-gonzales-approved-us-attorney-firings\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents show Gonzales approved U.S. attorney firings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer<br \/>\n<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/george184265011.jpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/george18426501.thumbnail1.jpg\" alt=\"george18426501.jpg\" align= \"left\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nWASHINGTON &#8211; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals.<\/p>\n<p>The Nov. 27 meeting, in which the attorney general and at least five top Justice Department officials participated, focused on a five-step plan for carrying out the firings of the prosecutors, Justice Department officials said late Friday.<\/p>\n<p>(More)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON &#8211; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals. 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