Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said Monday he will resign, becoming the highest-ranking Bush administration casualty in the furor over the firing of U.S. Attorneys. McNulty, who has served 18 months as the DOJ's second-in-command, has been considering leaving for months, but his ultimate decision to step down, aides said, was hastened by anger at being linked to the prosecutors' purge that Congress is investigating to determine if eight U.S. Attorneys were fired for political reasons.
May 15, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said Monday he will resign, becoming the highest-ranking Bush administration casualty in the furor over the firing of U.S. Attorneys.
McNulty, who has served 18 months as the Justice Department’s second-in-command, announced his plans at a closed-door meeting of U.S. Attorneys in San Antonio. He told them he would remain at the department until late summer or until the Senate approves a successor, aides said.
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