Josh Marshall: David Iglesias says Pete Domenici called him at home to specifically ask about the New Mexico public corruption investigation of a Democrat and whether the indictments would be filed before November. When Iglesias said no, Domenici said he was very sorry to hear that and hung up the phone, according to Iglesias. Iglesias [...]

So, in light of the revelation that Rep. Heather Wilson did indeed call former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias (hat tip to Democracy for New Mexico), there are a few questions that have been running through my mind. From a meta perspective, I again wonder why the eight fired attorneys were not given an explanation. In [...]

Talking Points Memo has some excellent analysis of the ins and outs of the Iglesias story: One thing you can say about the US Attorney scandal is that it just draws folks with bad luck to it like moths to a flame. First you’ve got the White House, not knowing Iglesias had been jacked up [...]

Received the following statement in my inbox this morning: I take this opportunity to comment directly on media statements by former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico, David Iglesias. Since my knowledge of his remarks stems only from a variety of media accounts, I have hesitated to respond.  Nevertheless, in light of substantial [...]

According to McClatchy: Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson of New Mexico pressured the U.S. attorney in their state to speed up indictments in a federal corruption investigation that involved at least one former Democratic state senator, according to two people familiar with the contacts. The alleged involvement of the two Republican lawmakers raises [...]

I blogged yesterday that Rep. Steve Pearce has denied being one of two congressional Republicans who called former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias prior to the November election. According to the Washington Post: In an interview Tuesday, Iglesias said the two lawmakers called him about a well-known criminal investigation involving a Democratic legislator. [...]

The news is not good for Replubicans: The U.S. attorney from New Mexico who was recently fired by the Bush administration said Wednesday that he believes he was forced out because he refused to rush an indictment in an ongoing probe of local Democrats a month before November’s Congressional elections. David Iglesias said two members [...]

The whole story of the seven fired U.S. attorneys is a tangled web of explanations and speculations. I’ve blogged a bit before on this issue, when it was suggested by an “administration official” that the firings happened because somebody somewhere wanted to “make things happen” in the affected areas. Via Think Progress, we found out [...]

From the Washington Post (hat tip to Headwaters News): But there is also evidence that broader political forces are at work. One administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in discussing personnel issues, said the spate of firings was the result of “pressure from people who make personnel decisions outside of Justice who [...]