Original sentence: Attorneys, who were originally.Congressional investigations have focussed on whether the Department of Justice was politicizing the hiring and firing of U.It has been suggested that the administration wanted to replace several of the U.Legal scholars have stated that firing attorneys to block investigations and pursue political retribution could violate the duty of the President to faithfully execute the laws under the constitution and could be construed as "corrupting" a government proceeding in violation of federal law.Members of Congress investigating the reasons for the dismissals have found that sworn testimony from Department of Justice officials appears to contradict internal Department memos and e-mails, possibly indicating that Congress was deliberately misled.The White House role in the dismissals has not yet been fully disclosed by Attorney General Gonzales despite hours of testimony before congressional committee.The change gave the United States Attorney General greater appointment powers than the President, as presidential appointees must be confirmed by the Senate.The origins and rationale for this change in legislation are unclear.temporarily appointed to fill vacancies by the Attorney General without Senate confirmation, had their 120-day term limit eliminated in the 2006 re-authorization of the USA PATRIOT Act
Edited sentence: Attorneys, who are appointed to fill vacancies by the Attorney General  without Senate confirmation, had their term limit of 120 days eliminated in the 2006 re-authorization of the USA PATRIOT Act.However, legal scholars have stated that firing attorneys to block investigations and pursue political retribution could violate the duty of the President to faithfully execute the laws under the constitution and could be construed as "corrupting" a government proceeding in violation of federal law.Other suggested motivations for the firings are that the administration wanted to replace several of the U.Some members of Congress investigating the reasons for the dismissals contend that sworn testimony from Department of Justice officials contradicts internal Department memos and e-mails, possibly indicating that Congress was deliberately misled, and that the White House role in the dismissals remains yet to be fully disclosed by Attorney General Gonzales despite hours of  testimony before congressional committee.This gave the United States Attorney General  greater appointment powers than the President, as presidential appointees must be confirmed by the Senate