FILE - In this Monday May 13, 2019 file photo, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft speaks at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Annual Candlelight Vigil, to commemorate new names added to the monument, during a ceremony at the National Mall in Washington. After leaving office in 2005, Ashcroft became a lobbyist and consultant. His appearances as a gospel singer (and songwriter — his tune “Let the Eagle Soar” was performed at the second Bush inauguration) have tailed off. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)