John Ashcroft
Events (182)
- February 1, 2004: Republican Leadership Transforming House of Representatives into ‘Dictatorship,’ Investigator Claims 2004-02-01
- March 9, 2004: Cheney Leads Internal Battle for Approval of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2004-03-09
- March 9, 2004: Cheney Blocks Promotion of Justice Department Official in Retaliation for Opposing Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2004-03-09
- March 10-12, 2004: Gonzales, Card Attempt to Pressure Hospitalized Ashcroft to Approve Secret Wiretapping Program 2004-03-10
- March 10, 2004: Cheney Briefs ‘Gang of Eight’ Congressional Leaders on Warrantless Wiretapping Program; Reportedly Misleads Them 2004-03-10
- March 30, 2004: Justice Department Considers Terrorist Surveillance Program 2004-03-30
- April 13, 2004: Attorney General Ashcroft Blames ‘Wall’ for 9/11 Failures, but 9/11 Commission Believes He Is Exaggerating 2004-04-13
- April 13-April 29, 2004: Press and Politicians Mount Campaign Against 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick 2004-04-29
- Between August 2002 and May 7, 2004: Attorney General Ashcroft Informed Detainee Waterboarded 119 Times 2004-05-07
- May 7, 2004: CIA Inspector General’s Report Concludes CIA Interrogation Techniques Likely Violate Treaty Against Torture; Cheney Prevents Report from Being Completed 2004-05-07
- May 17-18, 2004: Ashcroft Warns of ‘Immediate Attack’: Announcement Follows Bad News from Iraq 2004-05-17
- May 27, 2004: US Indicts Radical London Imam Abu Hamza for Numerous Crimes 2004-05-27
- June 14-15, 2004: Somali Immigrant Charged with Ohio Mall Bomb Plot 2004-06-14
- June 30, 2004: Several Senators Demand Attorney General Ashcroft Explain Al-Marabh’s Deportation Decision 2004-06-30
- July 16, 2004: OLC Discusses Ramification of Supreme Court Decision with Attorney General 2004-07-16
- July 25-29, 2004: Al-Qaeda Suspect Arrested in Pakistan; Some Allege Announcement Is Timed for Political Effect 2004-07-25
- July 30, 2004: Representatives Request ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy towards ‘Alien Smuggling’ from Attorney General 2004-07-30
- September 7 - October 6, 2004: US Attorney in New Mexico Forms Election Fraud Task Force, Finds No Cases Worth Prosecuting 2004-10-06
- October 19, 2004: Cheney Says Terrorists Threaten US with Nuclear Weapons; Ashcroft Says ‘Hand of Providence’ Protects Bush-Led US from Attacks 2004-10-19
- October 29, 2004: White House Argues for Raising Threat Level before Elections 2004-10-29
- November 2, 2004: George W. Bush Reelected President of US; He Shuffles Some Cabinet Positions 2004-11-02
- February 14, 2005: Gonzales Sworn in as Attorney General 2005-02-14
- May 10, 2005: Ridge Reveals Internal Dissension on Terror Alerts 2005-05-10
- February 15, 2006: Justice Department, Republicans Limit Information About Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2006-02-15
- April 26, 2006: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Libby Charges 2006-04-26
- October 1-2, 2006: Condoleezza Rice Denies Attendance in Urgent Pre-9/11 Al-Qaeda Briefing, but State Department Confirms She Was There 2006-10-01
- February 15, 2007: Former Senator Says NSA Leak Investigation Led to Naming of Special Prosecutor 2007-02-15
- February 18, 2007: Former Justice Department Official Challenges Libby Prosecution, Accuses Others of Malfeasance 2007-02-18
- March 7, 2007: Wall Street Journal Demands Libby Pardon 2007-03-07
- April 11, 2007: ’Connecticut Four’ Plaintiff Testifies to Senate 2007-04-11
- May 15, 2007: Comey Testifies Before Senate About 2004 Attempt to Pressure Ashcroft to Certify NSA Domestic Spying Program 2007-05-15
- July 24, 2007: Gonzales Contradicts Comey’s Testimony about Pressuring Ashcroft to Reauthorize NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-07-24
- July 25, 2007: Documents Show Gonzales May Have Perjured Himself Before Congress 2007-07-25
- July 26, 2007: Legal Analyst ‘Shocked’ at Apparent Perjury by Gonzales 2007-07-26
- July 26, 2007: Mueller’s Testimony Contradicts Gonzales’s 2007-07-26
- August 16, 2007: Mueller Contradicts Gonzales’s Senate Testimony 2007-08-16
- October 2, 2007: Goldsmith Testifies about Controversy over Wiretapping Program 2007-10-02
- October 2, 2007: Goldsmith Testifies that Bush Sent White House Aides to Pressure Ashcroft 2007-10-02
- March 11, 2008: Ashcroft Denies Conflict of Interest in $52 Million Deal with Justice Department 2008-03-11
- April 10, 2008: Law Professor Says Bush Officials May Be Guilty of War Crimes 2008-04-10
- December 18, 2008: Media Analysis: Torture Ineffective, Causes Tremendous Waste of Resources 2008-12-18
- February 16, 2009: Attorney: Handling of Al-Marri Case Will Signal Obama’s Approach to Terrorist Detentions 2009-02-16
- February 22, 2009: Justice Department Investigation Finds OLC Opinions Unacceptably Deficient 2009-02-22
- March 15, 2009: Torture Report by International Committee of the Red Cross Made Public 2009-03-15
- April 21, 2009: Senate Intelligence Committee Report Shows Cheney, Rice Authorized Torture 2009-04-21
- August 8, 2009: Sibel Edmonds Testifies Under Oath 2009-08-08
- August 24, 2009: Response to Announcement of Preliminary Torture Probe Mixed 2009-08-24
- September 1, 2009: Former DHS Secretary Retreats from Questions about Bush Administration Politicization of Intelligence 2009-09-01
- 2001-2003: Young Lawyer Joins White House, Later Moves to Justice Department, Takes Part in US Attorney Hiring Procedures
- Early January 2005: Ashcroft Opens Lobbying Firm, Uses Administration Contacts for Firm Selling Information on Citizens