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06
Mar
Fired US Attorneys Defend Their Records
by QuestionGirl • 12:42 pm

Another day…….another hearing.

(CBS/AP) 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.

Republican Sen. Pete Domenici had complained repeatedly to high-level Justice Department officials about New Mexico prosecutor David Iglesias, the department said. Republican Rep. Heather Wilson late Monday said that she, too, had spoken with Iglesias about one of his pending cases.

But like Domenici, Wilson denied pressuring the New Mexico prosecutor. She said Tuesday she had called Iglesias because she had received an allegation “by a constituent with knowledge of ongoing investigations” that he “was intentionally delaying corruption prosecutions.” She said Iglesias denied that allegation, saying he simply had few people to handle corruption cases. “I told him that I would take him at his word, and I did,” Wilson said.

Read more at CBSNews


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