Schumer needs to recuse himself from the AG story – part II

Posted on March 31, 2007

***Cross Posted at Macsmind***Need to step up the call for Schumer to immediately cease from further comment or actions on Gonzales

Schumer is really beginning to grate my arse.

“A New York senator is demanding a retraction from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on behalf of New Mexico’s former U.S. attorney, who was fired along with seven other prosecutors last year.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote Gonzales on Friday demanding that the attorney general clear David Iglesias’ name. Schumer’s letter came the day after Gonzales’ former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, testified before Congress that in hindsight, he would not have recommended Iglesias for dismissal.

Sampson orchestrated the firings for department officials as part of a plan to replace some prosecutors in President Bush’s second term. He added Iglesias’ name late in the process but on Thursday said he couldn’t remember exactly why.

“In light of these startling admissions by your former chief of staff, it is imperative that you restore Mr. Iglesias’ tarnished reputation by confirming that his performance as a U.S. attorney did not warrant dismissal,” Schumer wrote to Gonzales.

Iglesias has repeatedly said that he wants a written retraction from the Justice Department stating that performance had nothing to do with his dismissal.

“I’m deeply grateful to Senator Schumer for writing the letter to Mr. Gonzales,” Iglesias said in an interview Friday. “I hope after reviewing Mr. Sampson’s testimony, the Justice Department does the right thing.”

In his letter, Schumer urged Gonzales to clarify immediately that Iglesias should not have been fired “in order to clear the name of this dedicated public servant.”

First, Mr. Plumber shouldn’t be writing letter to anyone since he has this thing called a HUGH CONFLICT OF INTEREST in this entire affair. Far be it for Mr. Microphone (look at me I’m talking!) to not know what demanding others to recuse themselves for such a conflict of interest.

Regardless of Sampson’s testimony there is much more we haven’t heard about Iglesias and his inaction in investigated clear cases of democratic voter fraud in New Mexico, as well as losing a huge case against

Therefore, let’s hold off on that letter until we know more about Mr. Iglesias’s true record.

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2 Responses to “Schumer needs to recuse himself from the AG story – part II”

Beach Girl on March 31st, 2007 10:37 am

I seldom do this but this story is right up your alley.

Here I am “link whoring” as I seldom do this, please forgive me but this town needs our help!

City of Hazleton, PA rocks!

It feels so good to at long last feel well enough to be posting again and now, “link whoring” too! Ah, such a simple girl, so easily pleased!
Richard B. Simon on March 31st, 2007 11:02 am

Interesting point. I wonder if you also believe that Spector should recuse himself, because one of his top aides both wrote the PATRIOT Act provision that allowed the White House to appoint US attorneys without the Senate’s approval … and, under that very provision, is now the US Attorney in Utah.

http://scorpionbowl.blogspot.com/2007/03/bullet-in-your-head.html