Iglesias Hopes Special Counsel Will Find Criminal Violations in Attorney Firings

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By Jason Leopold
The Public Record
Monday, September 29, 2008

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A special prosecutor appointed Monday to further probe the firings of nine U.S. Attorneys will hopefully find enough evidence to pursue criminal charges against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and aides who had served with him at the agency, said David Iglesias, the former New Mexico U.S. Attorney whose dismissal in December 2006 was singled out as the most egregious case of partisan politics in a scathing 390-page report by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog.

The long-awaited report, the culmination of an 18-month joint investigation by the Inspector General Glenn Fine and OPR head H. Marshall Jarrett into the firings of nine U.S. Attorneys two years ago concluded that Gonzales, his former chief of staff Kyle Sampson, and former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, failed “to provide accurate and truthful statements about the removals and their role in the process.” All three resigned in disgrace last year.

In April 2007, Gonzales had testified that he could not recall certain details related to the firings.

The report concluded that Iglesias's firing was the most "troubling" and that his dismissal was the result of complaints lodged against him by New Mexico GOP members of Congress and Republican Party activists in his state.

“I’m pleased at the recommendation that the investigation move forward and pleased at the outcome,” Iglesias said in an interview Monday after reading the report. “It’s a logical next step to begin a criminal investigation. I hope that the special prosecutor appointed to investigate this case will uncover evidence of criminal violations. That person will have subpoena power and that will make a big difference.”

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[helderheid]

1. k

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. He better hope they finish before Jan '09

All of the investigations into the massive amount of crimes committed by the Bush Admin will come to a dead stop when Smirky Bush rains down pardons by the hundreds as he leaves office.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. Will it happen in 24 business hours?

;)

[helderheid]

4. !

:P

[Kingofalldems]

5. K and R