Gonzales Was Reference for Ousted Prosecutor

[sabra]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002744.php

Gonzales Was Reference for Ousted Prosecutor

My, my. Less than a month before a Justice Department official told Congress that U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesisas was fired for performance concerns, the Attorney General's chief of staff told Iglesias that he could use Gonzales as a reference.

On January 10, Iglesias wrote to Kyle Sampson and asked if he could use Gonzales as a reference, since "I'll be resigning in the next month or so and am looking for a job."

Sampson responded later that day: "You can list the AG as a reference -- not a problem. Good luck!"

[ck4829]

1. "Performance, not politics". Sure.

:sarcasm:

[LSparkle]

2. OMG this is SWEET!

:woohoo:

[babylonsister]

3. I'm confused; Iglesias was fired but was about to resign? And why? nt

[sabra]

5. "resign" is a code word....

[babylonsister]

6. Well, THAT explains it!

:rofl: :D

[tblue]

4. Technology is kicking butt!

[angstlessk]

7. Well, since your dismissal is 'performance related' maybe it is best NOT

to use your former boss as a reference? Ya think?

[Old and In the Way]

8. I think the point is that Igelsias was going to go quietly and, under

that arrangement, a reference was no problem. But then the WH/DOJ started to infer that they were let go because they not performing. That changed everything. It's one thing to be let go for political reasons, but when you are falsely maligned for doing a crappy job, I can understand that it becomes a point of honor and the fired USA's would want to set the record straight.