Richard Hertling was Acting United States Assistant Attorney General

United States Assistant Attorney General

Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an Assistant Attorney General.The President of the United States appoints individuals to the position of Assistant Attorney General with the advice and consent of the Senate...

 for the Office of Legislative Affairs

Office of Legislative Affairs

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 from January 2007 to July 2007. Born and raised in New York City, Hertling is a graduate of Brown University

Brown University

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 and The University of Chicago Law School

University of Chicago Law School

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. He is also former Chief of Staff to Sen. Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL) and a longtime veteran of Capitol Hill.

Controversies

Hertling has been determined to be involved with the dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy

Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy

The dismissal of U.S. Attorneys controversy was initiated by the unprecedented midterm dismissal of seven United States Attorneys on December 7, 2006 by the George W. Bush administration's Department of Justice. Congressional investigations focused on whether the Department of Justice and the White...

. He conferred with and corresponded with Kyle Sampson

Kyle Sampson

D. Kyle Sampson was the Chief of Staff and Counselor of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He resigned on March 12, 2007, amid the controversy surrounding the firing of eight United States Attorneys in 2006 and was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in July 2010...

in 2007 regarding the firing of the U.S. attorneys.