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| Top US justice official to resign |
| US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty is to resign from his job
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-May-2007
1:3:48 AM |
| He had been caught up in the row over the Bush administration's decision to sack several federal prosecutors.
The move was seen by some as politically motivated, but the Justice Department says they were fired because they didn't do their jobs well.
Mr McNulty was "a dynamic and thoughtful leader" said his boss, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in a written statement.
In a statement, he said he would leave his position some time in the late summer.
"The financial realities of my college-age children and two decades of public service lead me to a long overdue transition in my career," he added.
Terror cases
In February, Mr McNulty testified that at least one of the dismissed federal attorneys had been sacked for political reasons, causing embarrassment for Mr Gonzales.
Two other Justice Department officials have also resigned in recent months.
Mr McNulty has been in the job for 18 months. He is expected to remain in the post until the Senate approves a successor.
He had previously served as US attorney in Alexandria, Virginia in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks.
There he worked on a number of terrorism cases, including the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui, who admitted to conspiracy over 9/11.
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