U.S. Attorney firings

Some of the least convincing score-settling in “Courage and Consequences” comes when Karl Rove attempts to rebut the charge that he politicized the appointment of U.S. attorneys — the chapter dealing with this is titled “Rove: the Myth.” For one thing, Rove admits filing three complaints about then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, but argues that Iglesias [...]

Wow. Now that’s some creative marketing. The envelope in the mailbox this morning said, “Thinking of switching to CREDO? That’s not part of Rove’s master plan.”
Inside was a small flyer with a picture of former President Bush’s political strategist, Karl Rove, reading, “Thanks for everything, AT&T! Love, Karl.”

“I didn’t need a state Senator from Roswell, New Mexico opining about who the U.S. Attorney ought to be when this is going to be largely the province of the United States Senator who is going to give us a list of recommendations,” Karl Rove told U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., who was questioning [...]

Karl Rove has admitted that he forwarded complaints to the Justice Department about David Iglesias, the United States attorney in New Mexico, who says he was fired for political reasons, the New York Times reports.

Pat Rogers, a prominent GOP attorney, sparked headlines on Talking Points Memo on Monday night. The spotlight on Rogers comes as TPM focuses on the accusations brought by the New Mexico GOP last week of finding clear evidence of voter registration fraud that represents a “bombshell.”

A blistering 392-page report released Monday by federal investigators left the impression that the White House knew of David Iglesias’ firing as U.S. Attorney for New Mexico before it got official word — a finding for which investigators can thank U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M.

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has named a special prosecutor in the case of the U.S. attorney firings to determine if criminal charges should be brought against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, The New York Times is reporting.
Mukasey’s action comes on the same day that the federal Department of Justice released a report that sharply [...]

Did you know that a reason given for former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias’ firing was that he was considered an “absentee landlord” in the parlance of the Bush administration’s Department of Justice? But a new Department of Justice report released this month shows that DOJ executives either didn’t know where the allegation came from or [...]