Just a reminder, you might say.
Over the past month, the U.S. attorneys scandal has focused resolutely on Alberto Gonzales, other senior Justice Department officials, and the White House. But remember that early on, much of the focus was on Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM). Weeks before Election Day, both called then-U.S. Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias to squeeze him on his office’s corruption investigation of a state Democrat. Iglesias charged that he was fired because he hadn’t brought an indictment before the election.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=181102