Answer: ashcroft

AnswerCrossword Clue
ASHCROFTFormer Attorney General John
ASHCROFTGonzales's predecessor as attorney general
ASHCROFTShe won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "A Passage to India"
ASHCROFTReno's successor
ASHCROFTBush's attorney general
ASHCROFTBush 43's first Attorney General
ASHCROFTBush cabinet member
ASHCROFTEarly 2000s attorney general
ASHCROFTAttorney general during George W. Bush's entire first term
ASHCROFTBush's first Attorney General
ASHCROFTBush's pick for Attorney General