Top Officials at Department of Justice Threaten to Resign over Jefferson Raid
In the latest developments of the Rep. William Jefferson raid drama, several senior members of the US Department of Justice are prepared to resign if George W Bush orders them to return the materials seized in an FBI raid on Jefferson’s office. Among those who are prepared to leave are Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, [...]
US Attorney General Says Journalists May Be Prosecuted for Writing About Classified Information
On the heels of the revelation that the government is spying on journalists to discover the identity of confidential sources, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is toying with the notion that journalists such as James Risen and Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times and Dana Priest of the Washington Post can be prosecuted for [...]