Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General

"It has been one of my greatest privileges to lead the Department of Justice," Gonzales said, announcing his resignation effective Sept. 17.

President Bush despite ever growing criticism and demands from Republicans and Democrats both, that he be asked to leave, had defiantly stood by Gonzales.
Alberto Gonzales, was the nation's first Hispanic attorney general and had been President Bush’s personal lawyer and advisor since the beginning of George “W”s political career.

Gonzales was condemned over the Justice Department's handling of warrantless wiretaps, as well as the firings of several U.S. attorneys for what many suspect was for political reasons at the request of Karl Rove.
Many of both sides of the Isle had demanded his resignation resulting from the inconsistent testimony he gave to congress over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations, the firings of U.S. attorneys and a general distrust in his integrity