{"id":359,"date":"2007-03-01T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2017-06-06T03:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T09:06:58","slug":"attorney-says-he-was-pressured-on-corruption-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/attorney-says-he-was-pressured-on-corruption-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Att&#8217;y Says He Was Pressured on Corruption Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Dan Eggen<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/wplogo_250x421.gif\" ><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/wplogo_250x42.thumbnail1.gif\" alt=\"wplogo_250x42.gif\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nWednesday, February 28, 2007<\/p>\n<p>The fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico says he was pressured by two members of Congress prior to the November elections about the pace of an ongoing public corruption probe that targets local Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>David C. Iglesias &#8212; who is leaving today after more than five years in office &#8212; said he received separate calls in October from two federal lawmakers, whom he declined to identify. Iglesias said he suspects the episode led the Justice Department to include him in a wave of firings of federal prosecutors late last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/AR2007022801502.html\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dan Eggen Wednesday, February 28, 2007 The fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico says he was pressured by two members of Congress prior to the November elections about the pace of an ongoing public corruption probe that targets local Democrats. David C. 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