FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ben LaBolt
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement in response to reports that the Justice Department fired U.S. attorneys at the recommendation of White House officials:
"I opposed Mr. Gonzalez's nomination, in part, because he had shown in his role as White House Counsel a penchant for subverting justice to serve the President's political goals, and I feared that in an Attorney General. Sadly, the latest revelations underscore my concern. Americans deserve to know who in the White House is pulling the strings at the Department of Justice, and why. Anyone involved should appear under oath and answer these questions."