“Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apologized to the nation’s 93 U.S. attorneys in a conference call Friday as he tried to hold on to his job amid the scandal over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. … Across the country, morale within U.S. attorneys’ offices deteriorated, leaving many feeling misled by the Bush administration. ‘They feel a strong sense of betrayal,’ said a former Bush administration Justice Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect his friends in the administration.”
UPDATE: “Two New Mexico lawyers with strong ties to the state Republican Party met last summer with a top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and complained about then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias,” the AP reports. One of the lawyers, Pat Rogers, “has represented the New Mexico GOP in legal matters for several years,” and “was among the names that Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., submitted to President Bush for consideration as Iglesias’ successor.”
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