Alberto Gonzales

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Gonzales resigned, ending a standoff with critics who questioned his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, April 19, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gonzales was on the Hill to testify for his handling of the firing of eight federal attorneys. Gonzales resigned, Aug. 27, 2007, ending a months-long standoff with critics who questioned his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is sworn in during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in Washington. Republicans and Democrats alike had demanded Gonzales' resignation over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales delivers remarks during the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and the Asset Forfeiture Program national conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Washington. Several Democratic senators had talked about setting up a special prosecutor to look into whether Gonzales lied during testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stands at the witness table before the start of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, May 10, 2007, in Washington. Gonzales served more than two years as the nation's first Hispanic attorney general.

President Bush, right, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, attend a celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 4, 2007, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. President Bush had defiantly stood by his Texas friend during the firestorm.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, accompanied by FBI Director Robert Mueller, gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Jan 25, 2007. Gonzales, whom President Bush once considered for appointment to the Supreme Court, is the fourth top-ranking administration official to leave since November 2006.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, left, speaks as Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, right, looks on, during a press briefing Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006, in Washington about the terror threat uncovered in Britain. Chertoff was among those mentioned as possible successors to Gonzales.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defends President Bush's domestic electronic surveillance program on Capitol Hill Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales shakes hands with Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, prior to defending President Bush's domestic electronic surveillance program on Capitol Hill Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., observes in the background.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales takes his seat on Capitol Hill Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, as he prepares to defend President Bush's domestic electronic surveillance program before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Members of President Bush's Cabinet applaud on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, during his State of the Union address. From left are, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, AG Alberto Gonzales, HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Elaine Chao (Labor), then-Treasury Secretary John Snow, Carlos Gutierrez (Commer), Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales lays a wreath at the temporary memorial to Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005.