Fired attorney David Iglesias: "I felt sick ...I felt leaned on...pressured..."

[dajoki]

WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030600606.html

Fired U.S. Attorney Testifies on New Mexico Lawmakers

By Paul Kane and Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, March 6, 2007; 1:28 PM

Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias told the Senate Judiciary Committee today that Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) called him on Oct. 16 -- while she was locked in a tight battle for re-election -- to say she had heard that his ongoing criminal investigation into local Albuquerque Democrats may have produced indictments that Iglesias was sitting on.

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Iglesias said "red flags" immediately went up in his mind about the conversation because it was unethical for him to talk about an ongoing criminal investigation, particularly on matters as sensitive as the timing of indictments.

"I was evasive and unresponsive," he said of his conversation with Wilson. She became upset, according to Iglesias, and ended the conversation.

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Less than two weeks later, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) called Iglesias at his home in New Mexico, the only time a lawmaker had ever called him at his residence in more than five years as a federal prosecutor, he said.

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"Are these going to be filed before November," Domenici asked, according to Iglesias' testimony. Unnerved by the call, Iglesias said he responded no.

"I'm sorry to hear that," Domenici replied, according to Iglesias, who added that the senator then hung up on him. "I felt sick afterward. . . . I felt leaned on, I felt pressured to get these matters moving," Iglesias told the committee.

[SpiralHawk]

1. corrupt republicon cronies were perverting justice

as usual. Typical republicon stinkos

[dajoki]

8. As they have been...

since this administration was appointed.

[solara]

2. Sounds like "Abuse of Power" to me...a Rethug 'Family Value' Pete and Heather seem to share

with their emperor-in-chief. k & r

[screembloodymurder]

4. It's illegal and should bring charges.

Bastards.

[solara]

5. No question about it...n/t

[Double T]

3. And the 'Ethics Committee' is where doing what??

Corrupt rethugs need to be indicted and thrown out of office.

[solara]

6. Excellent question n/t

[dajoki]

7. Correct...

After all, that was a big part of the campaign in '06.