Former AG says he's angry about criminal probe
The Associated Press
Friday, July 23, 2010; 7:04 PM
WASHINGTON -- ....
"I feel angry that I had to go through this. That my family had to suffer through and what for?" Gonzales said in an interview with CNN.
The investigation by career prosecutor Nora Dannehy that began in September 2008 found the Justice Department's actions in the firings of U.S. attorney David Iglesias of New Mexico during the Bush administration were inappropriately political, but not criminal. The investigative team also determined that the evidence did not warrant expanding the scope of the investigation beyond the removal of Iglesias.
"This was about making a decision on personnel," Gonzales said. "I made the decision based upon what I thought was best for the department and for the American people. All these investigations have now confirmed that this was not to influence improperly any ongoing investigation or to punish anyone for political reasons."
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