Attorneygate: Bill Clinton's 1993 Purge of All 93 U.S. Attorneys
Why Bill Clinton initiated this unprecedented purge has never been adequately investigated. But what is certain is that Bush's firing just eight U.S. Attorneys is hardly "unprecedented".
by Richard Poe
April 14, 2007
History is an excellent antidote for hysteria. All the huffing and puffing over the Bush Administration's firing of eight U.S. Attorneys might be tempered by an awareness that Bush's predecessor, President Bill Clinton, summarily fired all 93 U.S. Attorneys on a single day, March 24, 1993. (1) (2)
Why the Clinton Administration initiated this unprecedented purge has never been adequately investigated.
For the convenience of future historians, we offer here a full list of the 93 U.S. Attorneys whose resignations the Clinton administration demanded:
U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama (usdoj.gov)
James Eldon Wilson (1987-1994), replaced by Charles R. Pitt (1994-present) (3)U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (usdoj.gov)
Jack W. Selden (1992-93), replaced by Claude Harris, Jr. (1993-94)U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (usdoj.gov)
J.B. Sessions, III (1981-1993), replaced by Edward Vulevich, Jr. (1993-95)
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