Bush Troubled By Handling of Firings
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush said Wednesday he is troubled by the Justice Department’s misleading explanations to Congress of why it fired eight Federal prosecutors and expected his attorney general to fix them.
Mr. Bush, at a news conference in Mexico with President Felipe Calderon, said he stood by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales amid calls for Mr. Gonzales’ ouster.
“Mistakes were made. And I’m frankly not happy about them,” Mr. Bush told reporters at a news conference in Mexico, where he is wrapping up a weeklong trip to Latin America.
“Any time anybody goes up to Capitol Hill, they’ve got to make sure they fully understand the facts and how they characterize the issue to members of Congress,” Mr. Bush said. “And the fact that both Republicans and Democrats feel like that there was not straightforward communication troubles me and it troubles the attorney general. So he took action, and he needs to continue to take action.”
