Resigning as Atty. General in 2004, he remarked, "The safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved"
In a separate letter to colleagues at the Justice Department, he said 
he would... [DOC] [TLE] John Ashcroft - Wikipedia [PAR] John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American attorney and politician 
who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General (20012005), in the George W. 
Bush Administration.