"If I Were You-I'd Just Go Quietly" - IGLESIAS Says Bush Protege Told Him Ouster Was Political

[kpete]

IGLESIAS SAYS BUSH PROTÉGÉ TOLD HIM POLITICS WAS BEHIND FIRING

"I couldn't believe what I was hearing: a U.S. attorney all but admitting that a colleague was being hung out to dry for reasons that had nothing to do with performance or professionalism,"

Fired U.S. attorney says colleague told him politics was behind his ouster
By Marisa Taylor | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Thursday, March 6, 2008

WASHINGTON — A longtime protege of President Bush told former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias that he was fired for political reasons and that he shouldn't fight his ouster, Iglesias says in a new book.

"This is political," Iglesias recalls Texas U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton telling him shortly after he was ousted. "If I were you, I'd just go quietly."

Iglesias, a former U.S. attorney in New Mexico, is one of nine federal prosecutors whose firings triggered a yearlong controversy at the Justice Department and led to the resignations of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and 11 other Justice Department officials.

Iglesias cites the exchange with Sutton in his upcoming book, "In Justice," as further evidence that he was forced out because Republicans were displeased with his refusal to prosecute Democrats.

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[xchrom]

1. recommend

[Richard Steele]

2. K&R

[riderinthestorm]

3. While I'm glad that Iglesias is getting this info out there

The Dems in Congress have shown they do. not. want. to. hear. this. Nor will they take any action (like issuing inherent contempt charges against Miers and Rove). It's despicable.

[scarletwoman]

4. Fascinating -- k&r (nt)

[tanyev]

5. There's another book to add to my list.