Alberto Gonzales: Difference between revisions

On September 2, 2008, the Inspector General found that Gonzales had stored classified documents in an insecure fashion, at his home and insufficiently secure safes at work.<ref name="nina" /> During four years as White House Counsel and almost three years as Attorney General, Gonzales was entrusted with knowledge of many of the government’s most secretive and highly classified information. He handled vast amounts of classified information and materials. This is the one and only instance when his handling of classified material has been questioned. The Inspector General investigation found no evidence showing that there was any unauthorized disclosure of classified information resulting from his mishandling and storage of the materials in question, and the IG did not make a referral to the National Security Division for violation of a criminal statute.<ref>Report of Investigation Regarding Allegations of Mishandling of Classified Documents by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, September 2, 2008</ref>