US Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporte

WASHINGTON, : US Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporters during a press conference at the Justice Department building 10 May 2002 in Washington, DC. "I'm pleased that this chapter in American history has been closed on this day," Attorney General John Ashcroft said, welcoming the verdict of convicted spy Robert Hanssen. Hanssen, Ashcroft said, "was trained and trusted by Americans and by our American government to sustain, support and secure the safety of America." AFP PHOTO/Manny CENETA (Photo credit should read MANNY CENETA/AFP via Getty Images)