{"id":582,"date":"2007-03-13T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2007-03-13T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=582"},"modified":"2017-05-21T00:22:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T06:22:29","slug":"white-house-involved-in-attorney-firings-abuse-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/03\/white-house-involved-in-attorney-firings-abuse-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"White House involved in Attorney Firings, Abuse of Power&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13861\" src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2003603659.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"272\" \/>SEATTLE TIMES &#8211; &#8230; Documents and interviews indicate that Harriet Miers, who was then the White House counsel, suggested in February 2005 that all the prosecutors be dismissed and replaced with new Republican appointees for Bush&#8217;s second term. &#8230; [The documents] show that the White House and other administration officials were more deeply involved in the dismissals, and at an earlier date, than they have acknowledged. &#8230; Several of the former prosecutors have since alleged intimidation, including improper telephone calls from GOP lawmakers or their aides, and have alleged threats of retaliation by a Justice Department official. 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