Bill Mercer, President Bush's pick to be the No. 3 official at the Justice Department, asked to have his nomination withdrawn Friday, four days before he was to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee -- a bit of timing that isn't sitting well with some Democrats. The nomination's demise points up the difficulty Bush faces as he tries to fill the top ranks of a department wilting under the weight of a Democratic-led congressional investigation into whether the White House, in effect, runs the agency.
June 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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President Bush’s pick to be the No. 3 official in the Justice Department asked to have his nomination withdrawn Friday, four days before he was to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Bill Mercer sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales saying it was unlikely that the Senate would confirm him as associate attorney general, a post he has held on an interim basis since September. He plans to leave Washington and turn his full attention to his work as U.S. Attorney for Montana.
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