In 2003 , acting on behalf of Attorney General John Ashcroft -LRB- who had properly recused himself given his past ties to the presidential adviser Karl Rove -RRB- , Mr. Comey wisely chose to ignore the Justice Department 's rule requiring the appointment of a prosecutor '' selected from outside the United States government '' and gave the job to Patrick Fitzgerald , the United States attorney in Chicago .
John Ashcroft /people/person/place_of_birth Chicago
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John Ashcroft
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