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Senator Klobuchar Votes for No Confidence Resolution
Klobuchar renews call for Attorney General Gonzales to step down
June 11, 2007
(Washington, D.C.) Today U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement regarding her vote in support of a resolution expressing no confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales:
“We have learned these past few months that our nation’s chief law enforcement officer has politicized the independent nature of our U.S. Attorneys and in some instances targeted them for removal—including former Minnesota U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger.
“Deliberately targeting individuals like Tom Heffelfinger demonstrates a disregard for our justice system and displays the shortage of leadership at the highest levels of the Justice Department.
“It is time for Attorney General Gonzales to step down so the talented and capable staff at the Department of Justice has the leadership they need to do their jobs without fear or favor.”
Senator Klobuchar originally called for Gonzales to resign earlier this year on March 15th after learning in reports that several U.S. Attorneys were targeted for removal based on political considerations. Most recently, Klobuchar has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate why former Minnesota U.S. Attorney, Tom Heffelfinger, was placed on a dismissal list after learning that in reports that it may have been due to his work on behalf of Native Americans.
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