US | Alberto Gonzales Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee DHS chief would step in for Gonzales By Jonas Oransky Posted Aug 27, 2007 10:00 AM CDT Copied Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks in San Pedro, Calif., in this July 20, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, FILE) (Associated Press) Michael Chertoff is the top candidate to replace resigning AG Alberto Gonzales, White House sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security chief served as an assistant AG early in the Bush years. Speculation about Chertoff's promotion began as early as Friday, as a US News & World Report blog said there was "buzz" that Gonzales was out. The political blogs, including Think Progress, are also lit up this morning about the rumor that Solicitor General Paul Clement may take over the AG post temporarily. A Chertoff nomination could be expected rankle Hillary Clinton; Chertoff had an instrumental role in the Whitewater investigation that plagued the Clinton White House, and she was the only senator to vote against his US circuit court appointment several years ago. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Supreme Court is a yes on age checks for porn sites. President Trump celebrates a 'giant' Supreme Court win. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. Report an error