David Iglesias

David Iglesias was one of nine U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush administration.

2007

 * Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, March 1, 2007: "Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias has now all but named Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) as the two members of Congress who pressured him to indict a New Mexico Democrat before the November election." re Bush administration U.S. Attorney appointments
 * Dan Eggen, "Domenici Says He Contacted Prosecutor," Washington Post, March 5, 2007.
 * "N.M. senator apologizes for inquiry into corruption case. Fired U.S. attorney says he was pressed about probe on Democrat," McClatchy-Tribune (Baltimore Sun), March 5, 2007.
 * David Johnston, "Senator Sought Dismissal of New Mexico Prosecutor," New York Times, March 5, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "Goodling on Iglesias Firing: Who Knows?" TPM Muckaker, May 23, 2007.

2008

 * Murray Waas & Justin Rood, "Report: White House Inolved in U.S. Attorney Firings," ABCNews.com, Sept. 29, 2008.

2009
"David Iglesias -- the former US Attorney who was fired in 2006 for failing to prosecute politically motivated cases as aggressively as the Bush administration and its allies wanted -- has a new job. "Iglesias, a member of the US Naval Reserve JAG corps, has been reactivated as part of a special prosecution team for Guantanamo detainees, he told a New Mexico news station this morning. `One hundred percent of what I'm doing is prosecuting terrorist cases out of Guantanamo,' he said. Igleisas explained that he had already begun the work, having travelled to the facility once, and expecting to go back." "A federal grand jury probe of the firings of nine U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration is focusing on the role played by recently retired Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and former senior Bush White House aides in the 2006 dismissal of David Iglesias as U.S. attorney for New Mexico, according to legal sources familiar with the inquiry. The federal grand jury is investigating whether Domenici and other political figures attempted to improperly press Iglesias to bring a criminal prosecution against New Mexico Democrats just prior to the 2006 congressional midterm elections, according to legal sources close to the investigation and private attorneys representing officials who prosecutors want to question. Investigators appear to be scrutinizing Iglesias' firing in the context of whether he was fired in retaliation because Domenici and others believed that he would not manipulate the timing of prosecutions to help Republicans."
 * Zachary Roth, "Fired U.S. Attorney to Prosecute Gitmo Cases," TPM Muckaker, Jan.24, 2009:
 * Murray Waas, "Attorney: Rove Will Cooperate with DOJ Probes,"TPM Muckraker, Feb. 2, 2009.
 * Damozel, "Rove to Cooperate...Or Not? Who Knows!" Buck Naked Politics, Feb. 3, 2009.
 * Murray Waas, "U.S. Attorney Scandal: Feds Probe Domenici For Obstruction of Justice," TPM Muckraker, Feb. 4, 2009:
 * Murray Waas "The Big Stone Wall: Nine Bush-Era Officials Refused to Cooperate With DOJ Probes," TPM Muckraker, Feb. 18, 2009.

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