The issue focused on what happened after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a controversial decision in May 2012 that struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) -- a measure that required states to recognize same-sex marriages when it came to the issue of benefits for gay and lesbian couples.


Obama was asked in a question and answer session Wednesday if he would have fired the attorney general had that part of DOMA been upheld by the Supreme Court.


Obama acknowledged that he