The classified information that he doesn’t want to cover is widely believed to be in regard to the 2004 warrantless wiretapping program that had to be reauthorized every so many weeks. Alberto Gonzales came to the hospital where Attorney General Ashcroft lay in bed in critical condition to get him to sign off again on the program knowing full well that the powers of Attorney General had been passed to Deputy Attorney General James Comey. In the hospital conversation between Ashcroft and Gonzales the AG told Gonzales that he did not feel it was legal and had no intention to sign it anymore, but that it was no longer his choice to make since the position was now in the hands of the Deputy AG. The actions of the White House almost lead to 30 resignations back in 2004 and eventually the White House decided not to get the ok of the AG and continued with the program without his signature.