Critics of the embattled Attorney General have called for his ousting for several months, largely over his conflicts with the US Congress over the Bush Administration's warrant-less wiretapping program, and his firing of nine US attorneys.
主に、ブッシュ政権の令状無しの盗聴プログラムに関する米国議会との対立と、彼の9人の米国弁護士に対して解雇のために、四面楚歌の司法長官の批評家は数か月間彼の辞任を求めた。