Fired US attorneys to testify on performance
International Herald Tribune [France]
03/06/07
Six former U.S. attorneys said they got little or no information about why they were fired, as another Republican lawmaker reportedly acknowledged contacting one of the federal prosecutors about an investigation. Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican, had complained repeatedly to high-level Justice Department officials about New Mexico prosecutor David Iglesias, the department said. Rep. Heather Wilson, another Republican from the state, said late Monday that she also had spoken with Iglesias about one of his pending cases. But like Domenici, Wilson denied pressuring the New Mexico prosecutor, The Washington Post reported in Tuesday’s editions. Democratic lawmakers want to know whether the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush dismissed the U.S. attorneys for political reasons...
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03/06/07
Six former U.S. attorneys said they got little or no information about why they were fired, as another Republican lawmaker reportedly acknowledged contacting one of the federal prosecutors about an investigation. Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican, had complained repeatedly to high-level Justice Department officials about New Mexico prosecutor David Iglesias, the department said. Rep. Heather Wilson, another Republican from the state, said late Monday that she also had spoken with Iglesias about one of his pending cases. But like Domenici, Wilson denied pressuring the New Mexico prosecutor, The Washington Post reported in Tuesday’s editions. Democratic lawmakers want to know whether the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush dismissed the U.S. attorneys for political reasons...
http://tinyurl.com/3cac8r
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=fired+US+attorneys
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Domenici
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Heather+Wilson
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gonzales
rudkla - 6. Mär, 15:17
