White House mulled firing all US attorneys in 1994

At the start of President Bush’s second term, the chief White House lawyer suggested the dismissal of all 93 U.S. attorneys.

The Justice Department objected and eventually recommended the eight dismissals that have generated a political firestorm two years later.

Is there a precedent for such a bold move? Yes, Bill Clinton did it for the first time ever in 1993.

The New York Times reported the event on March 24, 1993:

Attorney General Janet Reno [pictured] today demanded the prompt resignation of all United States Attorneys.

The Bush dismissals are causing a firestorm now, yet when Clinton fired all U.S. Attorneys it hardly caused much more than a ripple largely because the liberal media reported the incident but glossed over the multitude of objections.

Now the liberals want Bush’s Attorney General to resign but there was no hint that Clinton’s Attroney General should have resigned in 1993.

Link here for the current story. The 1993 Clinton firings can be found here.