Bush says Gonzales was treated unfairly

President Bush today defended outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, saying he had been treated unfairly while announcing that he had accepted his resignation.

“After months of unfair treatment that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position, and I accept his decision,” Bush said at a brief news conference in Texas. “It’s sad that when we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding (sic) from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons.”

Bush called Gonzales “a man of integrity, decency and principle.”

You can watch Bush make his statement by clicking here. You can read Gonzales’ resignation letter here, and read the text of the statement he gave earlier today here.