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Bush ally Gonzales 'steps down'
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, embroiled in the row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports quoting senior officials say.
Mr Gonzales, who has been in the job for two-and-a-half years, is expected to formally announce the decision in Washington later on Monday.
He is said to have submitted his resignation to the president on Friday.
Members of Congress have accused Mr Gonzalez of abuse of office over the sacking of federal prosecutors.
The row over last year's firings, which critics in Congress claimed were politically motivated, has been rumbling for several months.
Mr Gonzales, the nation's top law-enforcement officer, has faced numerous calls to resign over the affair.
Opponents say he fired the eight attorneys for political reasons and later lied about the reason for their dismissal.
He testified before committees in both houses of Congress, but senators later said he lied under oath.
Mr Gonzales has repeatedly said that he did nothing wrong.
A long time friend of President George W Bush, Mr Gonzales is the latest senior official to leave the White House as the president approaches the end of his second term in office.
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, embroiled in the row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports quoting senior officials say.
Mr Gonzales, who has been in the job for two-and-a-half years, is expected to formally announce the decision in Washington later on Monday.
He is said to have submitted his resignation to the president on Friday.
Members of Congress have accused Mr Gonzalez of abuse of office over the sacking of federal prosecutors.
The row over last year's firings, which critics in Congress claimed were politically motivated, has been rumbling for several months.
Mr Gonzales, the nation's top law-enforcement officer, has faced numerous calls to resign over the affair.
Opponents say he fired the eight attorneys for political reasons and later lied about the reason for their dismissal.
He testified before committees in both houses of Congress, but senators later said he lied under oath.
Mr Gonzales has repeatedly said that he did nothing wrong.
A long time friend of President George W Bush, Mr Gonzales is the latest senior official to leave the White House as the president approaches the end of his second term in office.
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